Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0090352
BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY & HIGH SCHOOL, Buckhorn, KY: NPDES KY0090352 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY & HIGH SCHOOL, held by Buckhorn Elementary & High School, holds NPDES permit KY0090352, which discharges to Squabble Crk. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023. 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 | BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY & HIGH SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Buckhorn Elementary & High School |
| NPDES ID | KY0090352 |
| 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 | May 1, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2023 |
| Address | Buckhorn, KY 41721 |
| Receiving water | SQUABBLE CRK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Squabble Creek-Middle Fork Kentucky River (HUC 051002020401) |
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
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 48 | 38 | March 31, 2026 | 327% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 54 | 36 | March 31, 2026 | 408% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 16 | 14 | March 31, 2026 | 54% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 7 | 7 | June 30, 1996 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 10 | 6 | June 30, 2025 | 24,900% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 8 | 4 | March 31, 2025 | 991% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 13 | 3 | December 31, 1995 | 93% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 1 | June 30, 1998 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2018 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | 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.