Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0093149

NATIONAL ELECTRIC SERVICE INC, Harlan, KY: NPDES KY0093149 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

NATIONAL ELECTRIC SERVICE INC, held by National Electric Service Inc, holds NPDES permit KY0093149, which discharges to Cumberland River. EPA’s file records it issued November 13, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2022.

NATIONAL ELECTRIC SERVICE INC, Harlan, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0093149, held by National Electric Service Inc; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 13, 2017, term to December 31, 2022; discharges to CUMBERLAND RIVER; Motor and Generator Manufacturing.

1,1-Dichloroethylene: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2007, largest 7,424% over the limit.
Tetrachloroethylene: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2012, largest 188% over the limit.
Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2025, largest 42% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Vinyl chloride: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Trichloroethylene: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
1,1-Dichloroethane: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

March 20, 2026: Evaluation (S).

NATIONAL ELECTRIC SERVICE INC among its neighbors

Its county holds 54, 1 of them major permits; KY0093149 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

11-269.11: REALIGNMENT OF US-421 MP 0.00-1.54, Harlan: KYR10U959, minor permit, discharging to Stone Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
4TH GEN FUELS LLC [848-0440], Holmes Mill: KYGE41255, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2030
A & G COAL CORP (848-0287), Lynch: KY0107883, not classed
BENHAM STP, Benham: KY0025755, minor permit, discharging to LOONEY CRK, permit term to January 31, 2021
CARBX LLC, Liggett: KYGE41253, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2030
CAWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Cawood: KY0074098, minor permit, discharging to CRUMMIES CRK, permit term to September 30, 2025
CID245366 KY 72 OVER POOR FORK CUMBERLAND RIVER, Harlan: KYR10T464, minor permit, discharging to Cumberland River, permit term to December 31, 2029
CLOSPLINT AREA WWTP, Closplint: KY0107409, minor permit, discharging to CLOVER FORK OF THE CUMBERLAND RIVER, permit term to October 31, 2015
CLOSPLINT STP, Closplint: KY0105155, minor permit, discharging to CLOVER FORK / CUMBERLAND, permit term to May 31, 2021
CSX TRANSPORTATION - LOYALL, Loyall: KY0046949, minor permit, discharging to CUMBERLAND RIVER, permit term to August 31, 2013

Identity

Facility as filed	NATIONAL ELECTRIC SERVICE INC
Permittee as filed	National Electric Service Inc
NPDES ID	KY0093149
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	November 13, 2017
Expiration date	December 31, 2022
Address	Harlan, KY 40831
Receiving water	CUMBERLAND RIVER
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
NAICS	335312 – Motor and Generator Manufacturing
SIC	3621 – Motors And Generators

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
9With a violation of any kind
3With 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
1,1-Dichloroethylene	0	8	2	March 31, 2007	7,424% over the limit
Tetrachloroethylene	2	7	1	June 30, 2012	188% over the limit
Copper, total recoverable	0	1	1	June 30, 2025	42% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	8	0
pH	2	6	0
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane	2	6	0
Vinyl chloride	2	6	0
Trichloroethylene	2	6	0
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	2	6	0
1,1-Dichloroethane	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0093149.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
March 20, 2026	Evaluation	S

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 KY0093149.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit KY0093149, held by National Electric Service Inc in Harlan, KY, which discharges to the Cumberland River and is administratively continued as a minor discharger. The page lists 8 as the discharger class, 3 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.