Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0095508

CARTER COUNTY LANDFILL, Olive Hill, KY: NPDES KY0095508 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CARTER COUNTY LANDFILL, held by Carter County Landfill, holds NPDES permit KY0095508, which discharges to Dry Fork Crk. EPA’s file records it issued September 18, 2015 and expiring October 31, 2020.

CARTER COUNTY LANDFILL, Olive Hill, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0095508, held by Carter County Landfill; Effective; issued September 18, 2015, term to October 31, 2020; discharges to DRY FORK CRK; Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal.

Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 106 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 2,426% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 186 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 95 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 95 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate: 0 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Arsenic, total recoverable: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total recoverable: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, total recoverable: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Silver total recoverable: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, total recoverable: 0 limits, 91 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phenol: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
.alpha.-Terpineol: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
p-Cresol: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Benzoic acids, total: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

CARTER COUNTY LANDFILL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Little Sinking Creek-Little Sandy River subwatershed (HUC 050901040304), KY0095508 among them. Its county holds 43, 0 of them major permits; KY0095508 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Little Sinking Creek-Little Sandy River subwatershed (HUC 050901040304)

GRAHN SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTER, Grahn: KY0075167, minor permit, discharging to LITTLE SINKING CRK, permit term to August 31, 2012

Identity

Facility as filed	CARTER COUNTY LANDFILL
Permittee as filed	Carter County Landfill
NPDES ID	KY0095508
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	September 18, 2015
Expiration date	October 31, 2020
Address	Olive Hill, KY 41164
Receiving water	DRY FORK CRK
Subwatershed	Little Sinking Creek-Little Sandy River (HUC 050901040304)
NAICS	562211 – Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
SIC	4953 – Refuse Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

22Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
22With a violation of any kind
1With 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
Solids, total suspended	2	106	11	June 30, 2026	2,426% over the limit
pH	2	186	0
Zinc, total recoverable	2	95	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	95	0
Sulfate	0	92	0
Specific conductance	0	91	0
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]	0	91	0
Chloride [as Cl]	0	91	0
Arsenic, total recoverable	0	91	0
Iron, total recoverable	0	91	0
Nickel, total recoverable	0	91	0
Silver total recoverable	0	91	0
Lead, total recoverable	0	91	0
Chromium, total recoverable	0	91	0
Mercury, total recoverable	0	91	0
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	2	31	0
BOD, 5-day	2	4	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	2	4	0
Phenol	2	4	0
.alpha.-Terpineol	2	4	0
p-Cresol	2	4	0
Benzoic acids, total	2	4	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0095508.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0095508.

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 KY0095508.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit KY0095508 for Carter County Landfill in Olive Hill, KY, held by Carter County Landfill and discharging to Dry Fork Crk. The page lists 22 pollutants on file, 11 of them under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued September 18, 2015 and expiring October 31, 2020.