Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KYP000069

BURNSIDE, CITY OF, Burnside, KY: NPDES KYP000069 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
3Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BURNSIDE, CITY OF, held by Burnside, City of, holds NPDES permit KYP000069, which discharges to Somerset Stp. EPA’s file records it issued April 8, 2019 and expiring April 30, 2024.

BURNSIDE, CITY OF, Burnside, Kentucky: State-issued individual permit KYP000069, held by Burnside, City of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 8, 2019, term to April 30, 2024; discharges to SOMERSET STP; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 88 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Population served: 1 limit, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Industrial contribution % of influent: 1 limit, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Precipitation volume: 0 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 8, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
July 29, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

Kentucky holds 50 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 39 were issued before KYP000069.

Coverages issued nearest KYP000069

October 16, 2018: STANTON, CITY OF, Stanton, KYP000085, held by Stanton, City of
October 17, 2018: WEBSTER COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, Dixon, KYP000055, held by Webster County Sanitation District
November 28, 2018: LORETTO, CITY OF, Loretto, KYP000073, held by Loretto, City of
December 5, 2018: CORYDON, CITY OF, Henderson, KYP000042, held by Corydon, City of
December 12, 2018: DRY RIDGE, CITY OF, Williamstown, KYP000041, held by Dry Ridge, City of
June 27, 2019: POWDERLY, CITY OF, Powderly, KYP000064, held by Powderly, City of
June 27, 2019: LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, Kuttawa, KYP000079, held by Lyon County Water District
June 27, 2019: BLOOMFIELD WWTP, Bloomfield, KYP000086, held by Bloomfield WWTP
October 2, 2019: RACELAND, CITY OF, Russell, KYP000038, held by Raceland, City of
November 20, 2019: MERCER COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, Burgin, KYP000080, held by Mercer County Sanitation District

BURNSIDE, CITY OF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 29 discharge permits in the Lower Pitman Creek subwatershed (HUC 051301030204), KYP000069 among them. Its county holds 87, 2 of them major permits; KYP000069 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Pitman Creek subwatershed (HUC 051301030204)

08-958.00 KY914 & KY1642 R-CUT, Somerset: KYR10T462, minor permit, discharging to Cumberland River, permit term to December 31, 2029
132 TURNER ST, Somerset: KYR10U951, minor permit, discharging to Unknown, permit term to December 31, 2029
8-174.00 BURNSIDE SCHOOL CONNECTOR ROAD, Burnside: KYR10T037, minor permit, discharging to Pitman Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
914 BYPASS STONE PAD, Somerset: KYR10U119, minor permit, discharging to Sinkhole, permit term to December 31, 2029
ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING CO, Somerset: KYR003072, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2023
BURNSIDE ELEMENTARY, Burnside: KYR10R333, minor permit, discharging to Lake Cumberland, permit term to November 30, 2024
CONTINENTAL REFINING CO LLC, Somerset: KY0003476, minor permit, discharging to SINKING CRK, permit term to December 31, 2016
DECO ARCHITECTS - NEW OFFICE AND STUDIO, Somerset: KYR10U618, minor permit, discharging to Lake Cumberland, permit term to December 31, 2029
DOLLAR GENERAL, Ferguson (Pulaski): KYR10T758, minor permit, discharging to Cumberland River, permit term to December 31, 2029
EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOP - COOPER STATION, Somerset: KY0003611, major permit, discharging to LAKE CUMBERLAND, permit term to June 30, 2023

Identity

Facility as filed	BURNSIDE, CITY OF
Permittee as filed	Burnside, City of
NPDES ID	KYP000069
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	State-issued individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	April 8, 2019
Expiration date	April 30, 2024
Address	Burnside, KY 42519
Receiving water	SOMERSET STP
Subwatershed	Lower Pitman Creek (HUC 051301030204)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

4Pollutants on file
3Under a numeric limit
4With a violation of any kind
0With 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
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	88
Population served	1	45
Industrial contribution % of influent	1	44
Precipitation volume	0	31

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES KYP000069.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KYP000069.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KYP000069.

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

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 8, 2026	Notice of Violation	State
July 29, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit KYP000069, held by Burnside, City of in Burnside, KY, a publicly owned treatment works that discharges to Somerset Stp. The permit is classed as a Minor Discharger and is administratively continued, with 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance. EPA's file lists the permit as issued April 8, 2019 and expiring April 30, 2024.