Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0072885
MIDDLESBORO STP, Middlesboro, KY: NPDES KY0072885 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 46Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MIDDLESBORO STP, held by Middlesboro STP, holds NPDES permit KY0072885, which discharges to Yellow Crk. EPA’s file records it issued April 25, 2014 and expiring April 30, 2019. 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 | MIDDLESBORO STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Middlesboro STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0072885 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 25, 2014 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2019 |
| Address | Middlesboro, KY 40965 |
| Receiving water | YELLOW CRK |
| Subwatershed | Clear Fork-Yellow Creek (HUC 051301010202) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 48Pollutants on file
- 46Under a numeric limit
- 39With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 62 | 60 | May 31, 2006 | 1,016% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 12 | 12 | February 29, 2020 | 931% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 10 | 10 | March 31, 2020 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 9 | 9 | March 31, 2020 | 1,181% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 9 | 9 | February 28, 2014 | 400% over the limit |
| Total phenols | 0 | 8 | 8 | March 31, 2006 | 3,700% over the limit |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 1 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2007 | 900% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | February 29, 2020 | 160% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | February 29, 2020 | 793% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Se] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total dry weight, sludge mt | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic total, dry weight, sludge | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, sludge, percent | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, sludge, total, dry weight [as P] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 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
- 28Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| March 26, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 6, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 6, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| May 24, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| May 24, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 10, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 10, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 3, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 21, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 5, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| December 5, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 4, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| December 4, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 13, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| November 13, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 13, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| September 25, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 25, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| March 15, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 14, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 7, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 30, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| March 30, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 30, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| February 6, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| February 6, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 6, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | 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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