Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0092860
THE NORTH STAR INN, Corinth, KY: NPDES KY0092860 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
THE NORTH STAR INN, held by The North Star Inn and Cafe, holds NPDES permit KY0092860, which discharges to North Rays Fork. EPA’s file records it issued October 31, 2017 and expiring November 30, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | THE NORTH STAR INN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | The North Star Inn and Cafe |
| NPDES ID | KY0092860 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 31, 2017 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2022 |
| Address | Corinth, KY 41010 |
| Receiving water | NORTH RAYS FORK |
| Subwatershed | Rays Fork-Eagle Creek (HUC 051002051303) |
| NAICS | 721110 – Hotels [except Casino Hotels] and Motels |
| SIC | 7011 – Hotels And Motels |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 93 | 57 | March 31, 2016 | 341,264% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 111 | 31 | March 31, 2017 | 1,733% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 51 | 28 | September 30, 2016 | 86% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 70 | 26 | March 31, 2015 | 1,762% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 112 | 14 | June 30, 2023 | 520% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 58 | 10 | June 30, 2016 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 110 | 8 | March 31, 2017 | 1,260% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2007 | 40% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 18Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 7, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 22, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 22, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 26, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| August 26, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 3, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| June 3, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 31, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 31, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| March 31, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 14, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 14, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| November 14, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| November 14, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| February 20, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| February 20, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 20, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 20, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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