Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0086550
MERCER COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT PARADISE CAMP WWTP, Harrodsburg, KY: NPDES KY0086550 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MERCER COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT PARADISE CAMP WWTP, held by Mercer County Sanitation District Paradise Camp WWTP, holds NPDES permit KY0086550, which discharges to Herrington Lake. EPA’s file records it issued November 28, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2022. 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 | MERCER COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT PARADISE CAMP WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Mercer County Sanitation District Paradise Camp WWTP |
| NPDES ID | KY0086550 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 28, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2022 |
| Address | Harrodsburg, KY 40330 |
| Receiving water | HERRINGTON LAKE |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cane Run-Dix River (HUC 051002050507) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 126 | 60 | January 31, 2020 | 101,718% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 91 | 41 | September 30, 2016 | 680% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 246 | 36 | June 30, 2026 | 1,480% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 102 | 36 | September 30, 2024 | 46,054% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 227 | 25 | December 31, 2020 | 2,500% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 115 | 21 | June 30, 2025 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 59 | 9 | November 30, 2020 | 65% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 36 | 6 | April 30, 2006 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 207 | 1 | January 31, 2011 | 25% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 104 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 70 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 30, 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 15, 2026.