Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0109258
BIG SANDY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Betsy Layne, KY: NPDES KY0109258 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BIG SANDY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Prestonsburg City's Utilities Cities, holds NPDES permit KY0109258, which discharges to Levisa Fork Of The Big Sandy River. EPA’s file records it issued December 14, 2018 and expiring January 31, 2024. 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 | BIG SANDY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Prestonsburg City's Utilities Cities |
| NPDES ID | KY0109258 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 14, 2018 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | KY DOW |
| Address | Betsy Layne, KY 41605 |
| Receiving water | LEVISA FORK OF THE BIG SANDY RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Prater Creek-Levisa Fork (HUC 050702030203) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage 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
- 17Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 111 | 63 | November 30, 2025 | 520% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 136 | 40 | December 31, 2025 | 560% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 61 | 37 | June 30, 2026 | 46,054% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 58 | 34 | September 30, 2016 | 11,536% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 121 | 25 | December 31, 2025 | 202% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 25 | 13 | December 31, 2025 | 567% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 17 | 5 | July 31, 2016 | 153% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 26 | 2 | December 31, 2015 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 149 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 2 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 14, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 25, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 25, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.