Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0093505
RW COMBS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Happy, KY: NPDES KY0093505 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RW COMBS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by RW Combs Elementary School, holds NPDES permit KY0093505, which discharges to Carr Fork Lk. EPA’s file records it issued August 8, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | RW COMBS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RW Combs Elementary School |
| NPDES ID | KY0093505 |
| 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 | August 8, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2022 |
| Address | Happy, KY 41746 |
| Receiving water | CARR FORK LK |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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] | 2 | 35 | 29 | March 31, 2021 | 251% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 28 | 22 | March 31, 2017 | 3,233% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 10 | 8 | March 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 10 | 4 | December 31, 1997 | 93% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 29, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 20, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 20, 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 14, 2026.