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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0093980

CLARKS PUMP N SHOP INC #32, Catlettsburg, KY: NPDES KY0093980 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CLARKS PUMP N SHOP INC #32, held by Clarks Pump N Shop Inc #32, holds NPDES permit KY0093980, which discharges to Big Sandy River. EPA’s file records it issued November 8, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2022.

CLARKS PUMP N SHOP INC #32, Catlettsburg, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0093980, held by Clarks Pump N Shop Inc #32; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 8, 2017, term to December 31, 2022; discharges to BIG SANDY RIVER; Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 127 violations of any kind, 99 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2018, largest 794% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 41 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2017, largest 21,718% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2016, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 22 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2017, largest 71% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2005, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2020, largest 241% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 113% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2008.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 15, 2026: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
  • October 15, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • October 15, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • October 15, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • January 16, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
  • October 7, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • October 7, 2025: Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation (ST6).
  • October 7, 2025: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • October 25, 2017: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

CLARKS PUMP N SHOP INC #32 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Bear Creek-Big Sandy River subwatershed (HUC 050702040403), KY0093980 among them. Its county holds 74, 3 of them major permits; KY0093980 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Bear Creek-Big Sandy River subwatershed (HUC 050702040403)

  • HUNTINGTON ALLOYS CORP, Catlettsburg: KY0000329, major permit, discharging to BIG SANDY RIVER, permit term to March 31, 2022
  • JAMES KELLY STEPP RESIDENCE, Catlettsburg: KYG404241, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
  • PANSIY Y HERTEL, Prichard: WVG417841, minor permit, discharging to Riprap/roadside ditch/UNT/UNT/Rm 0.10/Gragston Ck/, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • PRICHARD PSD, Prichard: WV0105732, minor permit, discharging to BIG SANDY RIVER, permit term to June 30, 2020
  • TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE COMPRESSION STATION 114, Catlettsburg: KY0000230, minor permit, discharging to BIG SANDY RIVER, permit term to April 30, 2022
  • TERRY W HARDIN RESIDENCE, Buchanan: KYG400695, minor permit, discharging to BEAR CRK, permit term to July 31, 2018

Identity

Facility as filedCLARKS PUMP N SHOP INC #32
Permittee as filedClarks Pump N Shop Inc #32
NPDES IDKY0093980
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedNovember 8, 2017
Expiration dateDecember 31, 2022
AddressCatlettsburg, KY 41129
Receiving waterBIG SANDY RIVER
SubwatershedBear Creek-Big Sandy River (HUC 050702040403)
NAICS711110 – Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
SIC5812 – Eating Places

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]412799June 30, 2018794% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual24741March 31, 201721,718% over the limit
E. coli22318December 31, 201699,999% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]12218June 30, 201771% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general01816March 31, 200599,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended22715December 31, 2020241% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]2215September 30, 2018113% over the limit
pH2124September 30, 2008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant280

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 15, 2026Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent ViolationST6
October 15, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
October 15, 2026Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
October 7, 2025Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
October 7, 2025Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent ViolationST6
October 7, 2025Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
October 25, 2017Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 15, 2026EvaluationS
January 16, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS

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 KY0093980.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit KY0093980, held by CLARKS PUMP N SHOP INC #32 in Catlettsburg, KY, which discharges to the BIG SANDY RIVER within subwatershed HUC 050702040403. The permit is administratively continued and classed as a minor discharger, with 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 8 pollutants showing an effluent exceedance.