Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0086967
FOX RUN WWTF, Frankfort, KY: NPDES KY0086967 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FOX RUN WWTF, held by Fox Run WWTF, holds NPDES permit KY0086967, which discharges to South Benson Crk / Ut. EPA’s file records it issued November 19, 2019 and expiring December 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 | FOX RUN WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fox Run WWTF |
| NPDES ID | KY0086967 |
| 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 |
| Issued | November 19, 2019 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2024 |
| Address | Frankfort, KY 40601 |
| Receiving water | SOUTH BENSON CRK / UT |
| Subwatershed | South Benson Creek (HUC 051002051004) |
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] | 4 | 274 | 120 | February 28, 2022 | 46,579% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 90 | 38 | May 31, 2024 | 27,173% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 199 | 33 | September 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 78 | 28 | December 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 193 | 23 | June 30, 2022 | 13,661% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 53 | 8 | January 31, 2024 | 40% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 47 | 7 | January 31, 2005 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 90 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 14, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 14, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| May 14, 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.