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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0106801

BRETAGNE LLC - BIG SINKING OIL, Leeco, KY: NPDES KY0106801 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BRETAGNE LLC - BIG SINKING OIL, held by Bretagne LLC - Big Sinking Oil, holds NPDES permit KY0106801, which discharges to Big Sinking Crk. EPA’s file records it issued August 15, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024.

BRETAGNE LLC - BIG SINKING OIL, Leeco, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0106801, held by Bretagne LLC - Big Sinking Oil; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 15, 2019, term to September 30, 2024; discharges to BIG SINKING CRK; Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction.

  • pH: 4 limits, 134 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 82 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Beta, total: 0 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 0 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Alpha, total: 0 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 27, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

BRETAGNE LLC - BIG SINKING OIL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Millers Creek subwatershed (HUC 051002040502), KY0106801 among them. Its county holds 23, 0 of them major permits; KY0106801 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedBRETAGNE LLC - BIG SINKING OIL
Permittee as filedBretagne LLC - Big Sinking Oil
NPDES IDKY0106801
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
IssuedAugust 15, 2019
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2024
AddressLeeco, KY 41301
Receiving waterBIG SINKING CRK
SubwatershedMillers Creek (HUC 051002040502)
NAICS211111 – Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction
SIC1311 – Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler KYR000031823

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
pH41340
Solids, total suspended4840
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant4820
Beta, total0290
Chloride [as Cl]0260
Alpha, total0260
Copper, total recoverable0160

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES KY0106801.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0106801.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0106801.

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
July 27, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0106801, held by Bretagne LLC - Big Sinking Oil in Leeco, KY, with the status listed as administratively continued and a discharger class of 3. The page lists 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and it notes that the permit was issued August 15, 2019 and expires September 30, 2024.