Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KYP000079

LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, Kuttawa, KY: NPDES KYP000079 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, held by Lyon County Water District, holds NPDES permit KYP000079, which discharges to Kuttawa Stp. EPA’s file records it issued June 27, 2019 and expiring July 31, 2024.

LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, Kuttawa, Kentucky: State-issued individual permit KYP000079, held by Lyon County Water District; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued June 27, 2019, term to July 31, 2024; discharges to KUTTAWA STP.

Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 110 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Industrial contribution % of influent: 2 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Population served: 2 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Precipitation volume: 0 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

August 12, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

Kentucky holds 50 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 40 were issued before KYP000079.

Coverages issued nearest KYP000079

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
April 8, 2019: BURNSIDE, CITY OF, Burnside, KYP000069, held by Burnside, City of
June 27, 2019: POWDERLY, CITY OF, Powderly, KYP000064, held by Powderly, City of
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
February 19, 2021: GREENUP STP, Greenup, KYP000091, held by Greenup STP
March 31, 2021: FLORENCE, CITY OF, Florence, KYP000015, held by Florence, City of

LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Demumbers Creek-Cumberland River subwatershed (HUC 051302050708), KYP000079 among them. Its county holds 19, 1 of them major permits; KYP000079 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Demumbers Creek-Cumberland River subwatershed (HUC 051302050708)

GRAND RIVERS WWTP, Grand Rivers: KY0110795, minor permit, discharging to Cumberland River, permit term to May 31, 2024
KUTTAWA STP, Kuttawa: KY0020419, minor permit, discharging to CUMBERLAND RIVER / BARKLEY LAKE, permit term to February 28, 2018
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	LYON COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Permittee as filed	Lyon County Water District
NPDES ID	KYP000079
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	State-issued individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	June 27, 2019
Expiration date	July 31, 2024
Address	Kuttawa, KY 42055
Receiving water	KUTTAWA STP
Subwatershed	Demumbers Creek-Cumberland River (HUC 051302050708)

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	4	110
Industrial contribution % of influent	2	55
Population served	2	55
Precipitation volume	0	34

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES KYP000079.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KYP000079.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KYP000079.

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
August 12, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act NPDES discharge permit KYP000079, held by Lyon County Water District in Kuttawa, KY, and discharging to Kuttawa STP within the Demumbers Creek-Cumberland River watershed (HUC 051302050708). The facts list 4 pollutants on file, 3 under a numeric limit, 4 with a violation of any kind, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.