Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0028789
WHEELWRIGHT STP, Wheelwright, KY: NPDES KY0028789 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WHEELWRIGHT STP, held by Wheelwright STP, holds NPDES permit KY0028789, which discharges to Otter Crk / Left Beaver. EPA’s file records it issued August 28, 2020 and expiring September 30, 2025. 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 | WHEELWRIGHT STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Wheelwright STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0028789 |
| 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 28, 2020 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2025 |
| Address | Wheelwright, KY 41669 |
| Receiving water | OTTER CRK / LEFT BEAVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Left Fork Beaver Creek (HUC 050702030104) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 41Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 35With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 185 | 87 | July 31, 2026 | 385% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 64 | 54 | April 30, 2007 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 133 | 23 | December 31, 2012 | 140% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 142 | 22 | August 31, 2011 | 1,416% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 65 | 13 | September 30, 2017 | 101% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 9 | 8 | July 31, 2014 | 908% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 39 | 6 | September 30, 2005 | 6,216% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 17 | 5 | February 29, 2016 | 213% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 14 | 1 | August 31, 2002 | 3% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 12 | 1 | March 31, 2005 | 127% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 104 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total dry weight, sludge mt | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic total, dry weight, sludge | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, sludge, percent | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
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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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