Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0072168
BIG VALLEY MHP, Shepherdsville, KY: NPDES KY0072168 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BIG VALLEY MHP, held by Louisville and Jefferson County MSD, holds NPDES permit KY0072168, which discharges to Bluelick Crk. EPA’s file records it issued January 11, 2017 and expiring February 28, 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 | BIG VALLEY MHP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Louisville and Jefferson County MSD |
| NPDES ID | KY0072168 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 11, 2017 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2022 |
| Address | Shepherdsville, KY 40165 |
| Receiving water | BLUELICK CRK |
| Subwatershed | Bluelick Creek-Floyds Fork (HUC 051401021005) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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] | 8 | 396 | 38 | June 30, 2020 | 292% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 385 | 23 | September 30, 2025 | 501% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 159 | 11 | May 31, 2020 | 609% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 371 | 9 | March 31, 2021 | 615% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 154 | 6 | July 31, 2019 | 2,900% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 93 | 3 | June 30, 2016 | 71% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 33 | 1 | November 30, 2006 | 30% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 180 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 180 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 23, 2018 | 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.