Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0026891
CADIZ STP, Cadiz, KY: NPDES KY0026891 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CADIZ STP, held by Cadiz STP, holds NPDES permit KY0026891, which discharges to Little River / Lake Barkley. EPA’s file records it issued August 29, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CADIZ STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Cadiz STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0026891 |
| 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 | August 29, 2019 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2024 |
| Address | Cadiz, KY 42211 |
| Receiving water | LITTLE RIVER / LAKE BARKLEY |
| Subwatershed | Burge Creek-Little River (HUC 051302050608) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 19 | 17 | December 31, 2025 | 185% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 18 | 16 | May 31, 2026 | 908% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 14 | 14 | May 31, 2008 | 50% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 16 | 12 | October 31, 2019 | 3,389% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 10 | 9 | July 31, 2025 | 593% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 14 | 6 | December 31, 2024 | 529% over the limit |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 0 | 7 | 5 | June 30, 2006 | 204% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 6 | 5 | June 30, 2025 | 140% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 6 | 4 | January 31, 2025 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2025 | 31% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 8, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 16, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| March 16, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 16, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 16, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.