Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KYR004598

LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT-EAST DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS, Louisville, KY: NPDES KYR004598 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

LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT-EAST DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS, held by Louisville Metro Government, holds NPDES permit KYR004598. EPA’s file records it issued January 3, 2024 and expiring July 31, 2028.

LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT-EAST DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS, Louisville, Kentucky: Coverage under a general permit KYR004598, held by Louisville Metro Government; Effective; issued January 3, 2024, term to July 31, 2028.

Chloride [as Cl]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2026, largest 296% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Surfactants [MBAS]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 28, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT-EAST DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 26 discharge permits in the Bear Grass Creek subwatershed (HUC 051401010902), KYR004598 among them. Its county holds 625, 10 of them major permits; KYR004598 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Bear Grass Creek subwatershed (HUC 051401010902)

05-0048-10, Louisville: KYR10T482, minor permit, discharging to Beargrass Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
201 BLANKENBAKER PKWY., Louisville: KYR10T642, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Beargrass Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
907 ORMSBY LANE CONDOMINIUMS, Louisville: KYR10T695, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Beargrass Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
ADVANCE READY MIX PLANT #1 & #2, Louisville: KYG110110, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2020
ARIN ARAGONA RESIDENCE, Louisville: KYG404186, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
ARTHUR C PETER RESIDENCE, Louisville: KYG402942, minor permit, permit term to August 23, 2023
ASSUMPTION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH EXPANSION, Louisville: KYR10T583, minor permit, discharging to Goose Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
BOBBY ELDER RESIDENCE, Louisville: KYG405142, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
BRAD JONES RESIDENCE, Anchorage: KYG405083, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028
CHANDLER & COX, LLC RESIDENCE, Louisville: KYG405423, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2028

Identity

Facility as filed	LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT-EAST DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS
Permittee as filed	Louisville Metro Government
NPDES ID	KYR004598
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	January 3, 2024
Expiration date	July 31, 2028
Address	Louisville, KY 40207
Subwatershed	Bear Grass Creek (HUC 051401010902)

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
7Under a numeric limit
1With 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
Chloride [as Cl]	1	1	1	March 31, 2026	296% over the limit
pH	2	0	0
Solids, total suspended	2	0	0
Oil & Grease	2	0	0
Surfactants [MBAS]	2	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KYR004598.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KYR004598.

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
October 28, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KYR004598, held by Louisville Metro Government for the LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT-EAST DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS facility in Louisville, KY, with permit status Effective and discharger class Minor Discharger. The page lists 7 pollutants on file, 7 of them under a numeric limit, 1 with a violation of any kind, and 1 with an effluent exceedance, with the permit issued January 3, 2024 and expiring July 31, 2028.