Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0106534
EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, Lick Creek, KY: NPDES KY0106534 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, held by East Ridge High School, holds NPDES permit KY0106534, which discharges to Lick Crk. EPA’s file records it issued October 17, 2017 and expiring November 30, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | EAST RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | East Ridge High School |
| NPDES ID | KY0106534 |
| 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 | October 17, 2017 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2022 |
| Address | Lick Creek, KY 41540 |
| Receiving water | LICK CRK |
| Subwatershed | Lick Creek-Levisa Fork (HUC 050702020203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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] | 4 | 87 | 15 | September 30, 2021 | 132% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 72 | 2 | March 31, 2026 | 287% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 68 | 2 | March 31, 2026 | 377% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 37 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | |
| E. coli | 2 | 37 | 1 | September 30, 2021 | 60% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 19 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 23% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 2 | 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
- 16Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| May 6, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 6, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 28, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 11, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 23, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 19, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 16, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 14, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 14, 2022 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| October 4, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| October 4, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 15, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| July 15, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 11, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| August 11, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
| February 25, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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 September 15, 2026.