Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0090930
WEST KENTUCKY LANDFILL, Mayfield, KY: NPDES KY0090930 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WEST KENTUCKY LANDFILL, held by West Kentucky Landfill, holds NPDES permit KY0090930, which discharges to Opossum Crk. EPA’s file records it issued October 18, 2018 and expiring December 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 | WEST KENTUCKY LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | West Kentucky Landfill |
| NPDES ID | KY0090930 |
| 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 | October 18, 2018 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2023 |
| Address | Mayfield, KY 42066 |
| Receiving water | OPOSSUM CRK |
| Subwatershed | Opossum Creek-Obion Creek (HUC 080102010503) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 | 6 | 178 | 154 | June 30, 2023 | 1,602% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 6 | 175 | 149 | April 30, 2025 | 1,903% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 54 | 46 | June 30, 2018 | 1,097% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 44 | 38 | December 31, 2018 | 1,317% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 44 | 32 | November 30, 2018 | 255% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 0 | 40 | 32 | December 31, 2013 | 2,841% over the limit |
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 0 | 22 | 10 | December 31, 2014 | 537% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 21 | 9 | June 30, 2016 | 254% over the limit |
| p-Cresol | 0 | 17 | 9 | December 31, 2014 | 264% over the limit |
| Phenol | 0 | 12 | 6 | March 31, 2016 | 398% over the limit |
| Benzoic acids, total | 0 | 15 | 5 | March 31, 2016 | 44% over the limit |
| Selenium, total recoverable | 0 | 13 | 1 | September 30, 2013 | 150% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 1 | March 31, 2009 | 5% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total purgeable halocarbons | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 0 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 4, 2019 | WW Storm Water Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| December 4, 2019 | 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.