Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0094749
RUMPKE ROWAN CO LANDFILL, Morehead, KY: NPDES KY0094749 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RUMPKE ROWAN CO LANDFILL, held by Rumpke Waste Service of KY Inc, holds NPDES permit KY0094749, which discharges to Murphy Br / Swim Br / Sand Br. EPA’s file records it issued February 5, 2021 and expiring March 31, 2026. 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 | RUMPKE ROWAN CO LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Rumpke Waste Service of KY Inc |
| NPDES ID | KY0094749 |
| 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 | February 5, 2021 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2026 |
| Address | Morehead, KY 40351 |
| Receiving water | MURPHY BR / SWIM BR / SAND BR |
| Subwatershed | Lower North Fork Triplett Creek (HUC 051001010603) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron, total recoverable | 18 | 295 | 283 | December 31, 2025 | 1,950% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 18 | 158 | 146 | June 30, 2026 | 1,700% over the limit |
| pH | 18 | 24 | 10 | December 31, 2017 | |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2013 | 29% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 18 | 14 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 27, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 27, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| January 27, 2021 | 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.