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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0095320

BOWEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Bowen, KY: NPDES KY0095320 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BOWEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by Bowen Elementary School, holds NPDES permit KY0095320, which discharges to Red River / Ut. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023.

BOWEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Bowen, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0095320, held by Bowen Elementary School; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 1, 2018, term to May 31, 2023; discharges to RED RIVER / UT; Elementary and Secondary Schools.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 131 violations of any kind, 35 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 1,203% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 1,392% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 76 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 39,341% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2022, largest 2,767% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 23 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2017, largest 56% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2004, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 24, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • April 20, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • April 20, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • October 10, 2017: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

BOWEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Cedar Creek-Rolling Fork subwatershed (HUC 051401030605), KY0095320 among them. Its county holds 19, 1 of them major permits; KY0095320 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedBOWEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Permittee as filedBowen Elementary School
NPDES IDKY0095320
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
IssuedMay 1, 2018
Expiration dateMay 31, 2023
AddressBowen, KY 40309
Receiving waterRED RIVER / UT
SubwatershedCedar Creek-Rolling Fork (HUC 051401030605)
NAICS611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools
SIC8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools

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]413135September 30, 20251,203% over the limit
E. coli23921June 30, 20231,392% over the limit
Solids, total suspended27620December 31, 202539,341% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]27814March 31, 20222,767% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]12312June 30, 201756% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general0248March 31, 200499,999% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2340
pH2320
Chlorine, total residual2160
Oil & Grease020

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 10, 2017Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0095320.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 24, 2026Notice of ViolationState
April 20, 2026Notice of ViolationState
April 20, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0095320, held by Bowen Elementary School in Bowen, KY, which discharges to Red River / Ut in the Cedar Creek-Rolling Fork subwatershed (HUC 051401030605). The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.