Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0110795
GRAND RIVERS WWTP, Grand Rivers, KY: NPDES KY0110795 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GRAND RIVERS WWTP, held by Grand Rivers WWTP, holds NPDES permit KY0110795, which discharges to Cumberland River. EPA’s file records it issued April 25, 2019 and expiring May 31, 2024.
GRAND RIVERS WWTP, Grand Rivers, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0110795, held by Grand Rivers WWTP; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 25, 2019, term to May 31, 2024; discharges to Cumberland River; Sewage Treatment Facilities.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 489% over the limit.
- BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2018, largest 7% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2025, largest 33% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 6 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total dissolved [TDS]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 20, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Kentucky holds 294 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 224 were issued before KY0110795.
Coverages issued nearest KY0110795
- April 8, 2019: MAYFIELD STP, Mayfield, KY0021211, held by Mayfield STP
- April 8, 2019: DRAFFENVILLE WWTP, Draffenville, KY0044181, held by Marshall County Fiscal Court
- April 17, 2019: MOUNT VERNON STP, Mount Vernon, KY0024694, held by Mount Vernon STP
- April 19, 2019: GREENUP JOINT SEWER AGENCY, Wurtland, KY0033553, held by Greenup Joint Sewer Agency
- April 19, 2019: WALTON STP, Walton, KY0039756, held by Walton STP
- May 1, 2019: LEWISPORT STP, Lewisport, KY0025241, held by Lewisport STP
- May 7, 2019: EASTERN STP, Eastern, KY0107051, held by Eastern STP
- May 16, 2019: KNOTT COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT, Pippa Passes, KY0042854, held by Knott County Water & Sewer District
- May 16, 2019: GAMALIEL STP, Gamaliel, KY0095257, held by Gamaliel STP
- May 16, 2019: MUDDY CREEK WWTP, Richmond, KY0111449, held by Muddy Creek WWTP
GRAND RIVERS WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Demumbers Creek-Cumberland River subwatershed (HUC 051302050708), KY0110795 among them. Its county holds 22, 0 of them major permits; KY0110795 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Demumbers Creek-Cumberland River subwatershed (HUC 051302050708)
- KUTTAWA STP, Kuttawa: KY0020419, minor permit, discharging to CUMBERLAND RIVER / BARKLEY LAKE, permit term to February 28, 2018
- LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, Kuttawa: KYP000079, minor permit, discharging to KUTTAWA STP, permit term to July 31, 2024
- MARATHON PETROLEUM CO LP, Kuttawa: KY0022071, minor permit, discharging to CUMBERLAND RIVER, permit term to February 28, 2021
- MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY-KUTTAWA ASPHALT, Kuttawa: KYG110319, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2031
- SUWANNEE, Suwanee: KYR10T313, minor permit, discharging to Flat Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
Identity
| Facility as filed | GRAND RIVERS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Grand Rivers WWTP |
| NPDES ID | KY0110795 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 25, 2019 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2024 |
| Address | Grand Rivers, KY 42045 |
| Receiving water | Cumberland River |
| Subwatershed | Demumbers Creek-Cumberland River (HUC 051302050708) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 9 | 7 | May 31, 2026 | 489% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 2 | 1 | April 30, 2018 | 7% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2025 | 33% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 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 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0110795.
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 KY0110795.
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