Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0109550

FRANKLIN WTP, Franklin, KY: NPDES KY0109550 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
7Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

FRANKLIN WTP, held by Franklin WTP, holds NPDES permit KY0109550, which discharges to Simpson. EPA’s file records it issued September 12, 2011 and expiring October 31, 2016.

FRANKLIN WTP, Franklin, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0109550, held by Franklin WTP; Effective; issued September 12, 2011, term to October 31, 2016; discharges to SIMPSON.

Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2013, largest 300% over the limit.
Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total recoverable: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

FRANKLIN WTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 34 discharge permits in the Sinking Creek-West Fork Drakes Creek subwatershed (HUC 051100020603), KY0109550 among them. Its county holds 45, 1 of them major permits; KY0109550 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Sinking Creek-West Fork Drakes Creek subwatershed (HUC 051100020603)

2C INVESTMENTS, LLC, Franklin: KYR10T900, minor permit, discharging to West Fork Drakes Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
AL JOHNSON DISTRIBUTORS LLC, Franklin: KY0094951, minor permit, discharging to SINKING CRK, permit term to August 31, 2023
BSS FRANKLIN - RETAIL CENTER, Franklin: KYR10T686, minor permit, discharging to Sinkhole, permit term to December 31, 2029
CHARLES DEWEESE CONSTRUCTION INC ASPHALT DIVISION, Franklin: KYG110190, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2020
DRAKES CREEK QUARRY, Franklin: KY0110949, minor permit, discharging to WEST FORK OF DRAKES CRK, permit term to January 31, 2024
EJ FRANKLIN LLC, Franklin: KYR004261, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2023
FRANKLIN SIMPSON BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS, Franklin: KYR10T594, minor permit, discharging to West Fork Drakes Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
FRANKLIN SIMPSON HIGH SCHOOL CTE SCHOOL ADDITION, Franklin: KYR10T470, minor permit, discharging to West Fork Drakes Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
FRANKLIN STP, Franklin: KY0027456, major permit, discharging to DRAKES CRK / WEST FORK, permit term to August 31, 2019
FRANKLIN STP, Franklin: KYL027456, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025

Identity

Facility as filed	FRANKLIN WTP
Permittee as filed	Franklin WTP
NPDES ID	KY0109550
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	September 12, 2011
Expiration date	October 31, 2016
Address	Franklin, KY 42134
Receiving water	SIMPSON
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Sinking Creek-West Fork Drakes Creek (HUC 051100020603)

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
7Under a numeric limit
7With a violation of any kind
1With 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
Solids, total suspended	2	16	2	May 31, 2013	300% over the limit
Iron, total recoverable	2	16	0
Chlorine, total residual	4	14	0
pH	2	14	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	14	0
Aluminum, total recoverable	2	14	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	14	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KY0109550.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0109550.

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 KY0109550.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit KY0109550 for FRANKLIN WTP in Franklin, KY, held by Franklin WTP and discharging to SIMPSON, with a permit status of Effective. The page lists 7 pollutants on file, 7 under a numeric limit, 7 with a violation of any kind, and 1 with an effluent exceedance.