Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0035467
CATLETTSBURG STP, Catlettsburg, KY: NPDES KY0035467 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CATLETTSBURG STP, held by Catlettsburg STP, holds NPDES permit KY0035467, which discharges to Big Sandy River. EPA’s file records it issued December 29, 2016 and expiring January 31, 2022. 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 | CATLETTSBURG STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Catlettsburg STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0035467 |
| 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 | December 29, 2016 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2022 |
| Address | Catlettsburg, KY 41129 |
| Receiving water | BIG SANDY RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Chadwick Creek-Big Sandy River (HUC 050702040406) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 31With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 70 | 52 | May 31, 2024 | 24,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 45 | 37 | May 31, 2012 | 14,900% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 49 | 36 | April 30, 2026 | 207% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 57 | 31 | October 31, 2021 | 8,321% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 104 | 24 | December 31, 2015 | 164% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 21 | 8 | December 31, 2025 | 107% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 31 | 7 | December 31, 2023 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 86 | 2 | January 31, 2011 | 4% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 272 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume] | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 9 | 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 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| July 2, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 2, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| October 24, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 17, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 13, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 20, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.