Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0096709

WHITLEY NORTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Rockholds, KY: NPDES KY0096709 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

WHITLEY NORTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by WHITLEY NORTH ELEM SCHOOL, holds NPDES permit KY0096709, which discharges to Johnny Hollow Br / Watts Crk. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2006 and expiring January 31, 2012.

WHITLEY NORTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Rockholds, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0096709, held by WHITLEY NORTH ELEM SCHOOL; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 1, 2006, term to January 31, 2012; discharges to JOHNNY HOLLOW BR / WATTS CRK; Elementary and Secondary Schools.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 134 violations of any kind, 112 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2016, largest 1,200% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 40 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2014, largest 99,999% over the limit.
E. coli: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2014, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 1995, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 967% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2016, largest 207% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 1994, largest 44% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

WHITLEY NORTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Watts Creek subwatershed (HUC 051301010702), KY0096709 among them. Its county holds 26, 1 of them major permits; KY0096709 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Watts Creek subwatershed (HUC 051301010702)

JONES PLASTIC & ENGINEERING, WILLIAMSBURG DIVISION, Williamsburg: KYR004876, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
WHITLEY CO STATE MAINTENANCE GARAGE, Williamsburg: KYR004813, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2028
WHITLEY CO. KYTC – DISTRICT 11 – MAINT. FACILITY & SECTION OFFICE, Williamsburg: KYR10T375, minor permit, discharging to Blake Fork, permit term to December 31, 2029
WILLIAMSBURG PLASTICS, Williamsburg: KY0097578, minor permit, discharging to WATTS CRK, permit term to June 30, 2020

Identity

Facility as filed	WHITLEY NORTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Permittee as filed	WHITLEY NORTH ELEM SCHOOL
NPDES ID	KY0096709
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 1, 2006
Expiration date	January 31, 2012
Address	Rockholds, KY 40759
Receiving water	JOHNNY HOLLOW BR / WATTS CRK
Subwatershed	Watts Creek (HUC 051301010702)
NAICS	611110 – Elementary and Secondary Schools
SIC	8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools

Effluent limits and exceedances

9Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
9With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	8	134	112	June 30, 2016	1,200% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	2	44	40	September 30, 2014	99,999% over the limit
E. coli	2	24	20	December 31, 2014	99,999% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	0	15	13	June 30, 1995	99,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	4	21	8	June 30, 2015	967% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	4	21	8	June 30, 2016	207% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	9	5	December 31, 1994	44% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	7	0
pH	2	6	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0096709.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0096709.

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 KY0096709.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0096709 for WHITLEY NORTHERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in Rockholds, KY, which is administratively continued, classed as a Minor Discharger, and discharges to Johnny Hollow Br / Watts Crk. The figures listed are 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.