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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0107778

MATT CO INC (836-0351), Prestonsburg, KY: NPDES KY0107778 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MATT CO INC (836-0351), held by Matt Co Inc (836-0351), holds NPDES permit KY0107778, which discharges to Merritt Branch. EPA’s file records it issued March 8, 2017 and expiring April 30, 2022.

MATT CO INC (836-0351), Prestonsburg, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0107778, held by Matt Co Inc (836-0351); Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 8, 2017, term to April 30, 2022; discharges to MERRITT BRANCH.

  • Specific conductance: 20 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 20 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 20 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Stream flow, instantaneous: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 20 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 20 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total recoverable: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Turbidity: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity, Chronic: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Biotic Index: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total recoverable: 18 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 18 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation volume: 18 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, settleable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, dry weight: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • October 5, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).
  • October 5, 2026: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).
  • October 5, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • February 26, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

MATT CO INC (836-0351) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 16 discharge permits in the Abbott Creek-Levisa Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702030206), KY0107778 among them. Its county holds 112, 0 of them major permits; KY0107778 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Abbott Creek-Levisa Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702030206)

Identity

Facility as filedMATT CO INC (836-0351)
Permittee as filedMatt Co Inc (836-0351)
NPDES IDKY0107778
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
IssuedMarch 8, 2017
Expiration dateApril 30, 2022
AddressPrestonsburg, KY 41653
Receiving waterMERRITT BRANCH
SubwatershedAbbott Creek-Levisa Fork (HUC 050702030206)

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
Specific conductance2080
Solids, total suspended2080
Sulfate, total [as SO4]2080
Stream flow, instantaneous280
pH2020
Iron, total recoverable2020
Selenium, total recoverable320
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit220
Turbidity220
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]220
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]220
Toxicity, Chronic120
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]110
Biotic Index110
Manganese, total recoverable1800
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant1800
Precipitation volume1800
Solids, settleable100
Selenium, dry weight100

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES KY0107778.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 5, 2026Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice DeficienciesST6
October 5, 2026Permit Violations - Unapproved OperationST6
February 26, 2025Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 5, 2026EvaluationS

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 KY0107778.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit KY0107778, held by MATT CO INC (836-0351) in Prestonsburg, KY, which discharges to MERRITT BRANCH within the Abbott Creek-Levisa Fork subwatershed (HUC 050702030206). The permit is listed as a minor discharger, administratively continued, with 19 pollutants on file, 19 under a numeric limit, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.