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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0096539

PAINT LICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Paint Lick, KY: NPDES KY0096539 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PAINT LICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by Paint Lick Elementary School, holds NPDES permit KY0096539, which discharges to East Fork / Back Crk. EPA’s file records it issued May 7, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023.

PAINT LICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Paint Lick, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0096539, held by Paint Lick Elementary School; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 7, 2018, term to June 30, 2023; discharges to EAST FORK / BACK CRK; Elementary and Secondary Schools.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 158 violations of any kind, 116 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 2,215% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 111 violations of any kind, 90 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 560% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 69 violations of any kind, 43 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 711% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 43 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 74,173% over the limit.
  • E. coli: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 43 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 89% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 1995, largest 90% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • May 14, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • April 24, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • January 16, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • April 2, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • October 20, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • November 13, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

PAINT LICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Back Creek subwatershed (HUC 051002050304), KY0096539 among them. Its county holds 27, 1 of them major permits; KY0096539 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Back Creek subwatershed (HUC 051002050304)

Identity

Facility as filedPAINT LICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Permittee as filedPaint Lick Elementary School
NPDES IDKY0096539
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 7, 2018
Expiration dateJune 30, 2023
AddressPaint Lick, KY 40461
Receiving waterEAST FORK / BACK CRK
SubwatershedBack Creek (HUC 051002050304)
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]4158116March 31, 20262,215% over the limit
Solids, total suspended211190June 30, 2026560% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]26943March 31, 2026711% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual24743March 31, 202174,173% over the limit
E. coli24743June 30, 202699,999% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]1127June 30, 202689% over the limit
pH2133June 30, 2026
Coliform, fecal general071September 30, 199590% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
April 2, 2025Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
October 20, 2021Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
November 13, 2018Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0096539.

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
May 14, 2026Notice of ViolationState
April 24, 2026Notice of ViolationState
January 16, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit KY0096539, held by Paint Lick Elementary School in Paint Lick, KY, which discharges to East Fork / Back Crk. The permit is listed as administratively continued, a minor discharger class, with 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.