Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KYR004696

ROWAN CO STATE MAINTENANCE GARAGE, Morehead [Rowan], KY: NPDES KYR004696 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

ROWAN CO STATE MAINTENANCE GARAGE, held by Rowan Co State Maintenance Garage, holds NPDES permit KYR004696. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2024 and expiring July 31, 2028.

ROWAN CO STATE MAINTENANCE GARAGE, Morehead [Rowan], Kentucky: Coverage under a general permit KYR004696, held by Rowan Co State Maintenance Garage; Effective; issued May 1, 2024, term to July 31, 2028, by KY DEP.

Chloride [as Cl]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2025, largest 114% over the limit.
pH: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Surfactants [MBAS]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

August 10, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
January 13, 2026: Evaluation (S).

ROWAN CO STATE MAINTENANCE GARAGE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Lower North Fork Triplett Creek subwatershed (HUC 051001010603), KYR004696 among them. Its county holds 27, 1 of them major permits; KYR004696 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower North Fork Triplett Creek subwatershed (HUC 051001010603)

CEFF II MOREHEAD PROPERTY LLC, Morehead: KY0113468, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2027
LAND CLEARING, Morehead (Rowan): KYR10U749, minor permit, discharging to Triplett Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
RESRG AUTOMOTIVE TRIM LLC, Morehead: KY0113930, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2029
RUMPKE ROWAN CO LANDFILL, Morehead: KY0094749, minor permit, discharging to MURPHY BR / SWIM BR / SAND BR, permit term to March 31, 2026
WALMART - FUEL STATION #1139-1006, Morehead (Rowan): KYR10T808, minor permit, discharging to North Fork Triplett Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029
WALMART - FUEL STATION #1139-1006, Morehead (Rowan): KYR10U878, minor permit, discharging to North Fork Triplett Creek, permit term to December 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	ROWAN CO STATE MAINTENANCE GARAGE
Permittee as filed	Rowan Co State Maintenance Garage
NPDES ID	KYR004696
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	May 1, 2024
Expiration date	July 31, 2028
Issuing agency	KY DEP
Address	Morehead [Rowan], KY 40351
Subwatershed	Lower North Fork Triplett Creek (HUC 051001010603)

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
7Under a numeric limit
6With 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]	2	3	1	December 31, 2025	114% over the limit
pH	4	4	0
Solids, total suspended	4	4	0
Oil & Grease	4	4	0
Surfactants [MBAS]	4	4	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	4	0
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]	4	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES KYR004696.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
January 13, 2026	Evaluation	S

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 10, 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 NPDES permit KYR004696, held by Rowan Co State Maintenance Garage in Morehead, KY, with an effective status and issuance on May 1, 2024 and expiration on July 31, 2028. The facts list 7 pollutants on file, 6 of which carry a violation of any kind, and 1 of which has an effluent exceedance.