Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0094056
OAK GROVE, CITY OF, Oak Grove, KY: NPDES KY0094056 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
OAK GROVE, CITY OF, held by Oak Grove, City Of, holds NPDES permit KY0094056, which discharges to West Fork / Red River. EPA’s file records it issued June 24, 2016 and expiring July 31, 2021. 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 | OAK GROVE, CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Oak Grove, City Of |
| NPDES ID | KY0094056 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 24, 2016 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2021 |
| Address | Oak Grove, KY 42262 |
| Receiving water | WEST FORK / RED RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Oak Grove-West Fork Red River (HUC 051302060604) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 17Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 94 | 92 | May 31, 2015 | 1,024% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 14 | 14 | August 31, 2022 | 108% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 11 | 11 | April 30, 2025 | 24,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 7 | 7 | April 30, 2025 | 1,420% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 4 | 4 | August 31, 2012 | 679% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2023 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2025 | 40% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 0 | 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
- 13Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 6, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 6, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 8, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 8, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 12, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 12, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 11, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 11, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| April 5, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 5, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 27, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.