Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0039756
WALTON STP, Walton, KY: NPDES KY0039756 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WALTON STP, held by Walton STP, holds NPDES permit KY0039756, which discharges to Mccoys Fork / Ut. EPA’s file records it issued April 19, 2019 and expiring May 31, 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 | WALTON STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Walton STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0039756 |
| 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 19, 2019 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2024 |
| Address | Walton, KY 41094 |
| Receiving water | MCCOYS FORK / UT |
| Subwatershed | Mud Lick Creek (HUC 050902031001) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 24Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2023 | 538% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 2016 | 159% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 2024 | 14,341% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 2 | 2 | January 31, 2012 | 2,344% over the limit |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 1 | 2 | 1 | June 30, 2020 | 32% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 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 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 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 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| July 31, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 4, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.