Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0027413
PRESTONSBURG STP, Prestonsburg, KY: NPDES KY0027413 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PRESTONSBURG STP, held by Prestonsburg STP, holds NPDES permit KY0027413, which discharges to Levisa Fork. EPA’s file records it issued April 8, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. 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 | PRESTONSBURG STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Prestonsburg STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0027413 |
| 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 | April 8, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Address | Prestonsburg, KY 41653 |
| Receiving water | LEVISA FORK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Abbott Creek-Levisa Fork (HUC 050702030206) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 4 | November 30, 2013 | 51% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 3 | 3 | May 31, 2022 | 44% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2025 | 908% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2024 | 24% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2002 | 111% over the limit |
| Toxicity | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2023 | 254% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2002 | 13% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | 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.