Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0091049

KENTUCKY AMERICAN WATER CO, Lexington, KY: NPDES KY0091049 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
7Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

KENTUCKY AMERICAN WATER CO, held by Kentucky American Water Co, holds NPDES permit KY0091049, which discharges to Kentucky River / Evans Mill Br. EPA’s file records it issued September 14, 2012 and expiring November 30, 2017.

KENTUCKY AMERICAN WATER CO, Lexington, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0091049, held by Kentucky American Water Co; Effective; issued September 14, 2012, term to November 30, 2017; discharges to KENTUCKY RIVER / EVANS MILL BR; Water Supply and Irrigation Systems.

Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2006, largest 32% over the limit.
pH: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by Kentucky American Water Co

KENTUCKY AMERICAN WATER CO, Lexington: KY0093301, issued June 1, 2017

KENTUCKY AMERICAN WATER CO among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 19 discharge permits in the Lower Howard Creek-Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002050302), KY0091049 among them. Its county holds 172, 2 of them major permits; KY0091049 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Howard Creek-Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002050302)

2070 BOONESBORO ROAD, Winchester: KYR10T874, minor permit, discharging to Howard Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
DOLLAR GENERAL, Winchester: KYR10U439, minor permit, discharging to Lower Howard Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
DONNA HOFMEISTER RESIDENCE, Richmond: KYG405485, minor permit, discharging to KY, permit term to August 31, 2028
EKU DJ WILLIAMS FIRING RANGE, Richmond: KY0082422, minor permit, discharging to KENTUCKY RIVER, permit term to October 31, 2012
J.A.R. 25 DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Richmond: KYR10T086, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2029
KAW UV DISINFECTION FACILITY PROJECT, Lexington: KYR10U448, minor permit, discharging to Kentucky River, permit term to December 31, 2029
KYLE HOUGHTON RESIDENCE, Richmond: KYG405486, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
KYLE HOUGHTON RESIDENCE, Richmond: KYG405487, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
KYLE HOUGHTON RESIDENCE, Richmond: KYG405633, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
KYLE HOUGHTON RESIDENCE, Richmond: KYG405643, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	KENTUCKY AMERICAN WATER CO
Permittee as filed	Kentucky American Water Co
NPDES ID	KY0091049
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	September 14, 2012
Expiration date	November 30, 2017
Address	Lexington, KY 40502
Receiving water	KENTUCKY RIVER / EVANS MILL BR
Subwatershed	Lower Howard Creek-Kentucky River (HUC 051002050302)
NAICS	221310 – Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
SIC	4941 – Water Supply
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler KYR000058511

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
7Under a numeric limit
1With a violation of any kind
1With an effluent exceedance

An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.

Pollutant or measure	Limits	Violations, any kind	Effluent exceedances	Latest exceedance	Largest exceedance, as filed
Solids, total suspended	4	1	1	June 30, 2006	32% over the limit
pH	4	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	0	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	0	0
Iron, total recoverable	2	0	0
Aluminum, total recoverable	2	0	0
Chlorine, total residual	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0091049.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0091049.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES KY0091049.

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This public-records page covers Kentucky American Water Co's NPDES permit KY0091049, a minor discharger permit for Lexington, KY, with the discharge going to KENTUCKY RIVER / EVANS MILL BR in the Lower Howard Creek-Kentucky River watershed (HUC 051002050302). The permit's listed figures are 7 pollutants under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance, with an issue date of September 14, 2012 and an expiration date of November 30, 2017.