Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0044181
DRAFFENVILLE WWTP, Draffenville, KY: NPDES KY0044181 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DRAFFENVILLE WWTP, held by Marshall County Fiscal Court, holds NPDES permit KY0044181, which discharges to Chestnut Crk / Ut. EPA’s file records it issued April 8, 2019 and expiring May 31, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | DRAFFENVILLE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Marshall County Fiscal Court |
| NPDES ID | KY0044181 |
| 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, 2019 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2024 |
| Address | Draffenville, KY 42025 |
| Receiving water | CHESTNUT CRK / UT |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 23With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 | 519 | 211 | July 31, 2026 | 1,300% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 681 | 199 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 241 | 157 | October 31, 2025 | 4,400% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 614 | 146 | July 31, 2021 | 3,267% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 199 | 127 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 162 | 71 | November 30, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 90 | 53 | May 31, 2020 | 567% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 80 | 39 | September 30, 2017 | 567% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 36 | 34 | August 31, 2009 | 72,627% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 88 | 30 | March 31, 2008 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 174 | 4 | December 31, 2024 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 288 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 86 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 2 | 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 |
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
- 17Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 3, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 3, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 23, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 23, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 23, 2018 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 23, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| February 23, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| April 18, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 18, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| April 18, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| April 18, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 18, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 5, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 5, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 5, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 5, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| January 5, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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 15, 2026.