Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0100331
THOROUGHBRED DISPOSAL LLC, Lexington, KY: NPDES KY0100331 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
THOROUGHBRED DISPOSAL LLC, held by Thoroughbred Disposal LLC, holds NPDES permit KY0100331, which discharges to North Elkhorn Crk / Ut. EPA’s file records it issued April 6, 2016 and expiring May 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 | THOROUGHBRED DISPOSAL LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Thoroughbred Disposal LLC |
| NPDES ID | KY0100331 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 6, 2016 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2021 |
| Address | Lexington, KY 40516 |
| Receiving water | NORTH ELKHORN CRK / UT |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters North Elkhorn Creek (HUC 051002050801) |
| NAICS | 562211 – Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse 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
- 28Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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] | 2 | 103 | 45 | October 31, 2025 | 1,200% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 108 | 20 | October 31, 2025 | 467% over the limit |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 1 | 30 | 12 | December 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 40 | 5 | September 30, 2014 | 120% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 48 | 4 | April 30, 2025 | 286% over the limit |
| p-Cresol | 2 | 47 | 3 | October 31, 2018 | 117% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 0 | 46 | 2 | December 31, 2004 | 30% over the limit |
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 2 | 26 | 2 | October 31, 2018 | 55,961% over the limit |
| Phenol | 2 | 45 | 1 | October 31, 2017 | 20% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 34 | 1 | September 30, 2014 | 561% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 0 | 9 | 1 | December 31, 2004 | 22% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 2 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Benzoic acids, total | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 4 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| October 12, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 8, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.