Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0096539
PAINT LICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Paint Lick, KY: NPDES KY0096539 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PAINT LICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, held by Paint Lick Elementary School, holds NPDES permit KY0096539, which discharges to East Fork / Back Crk. EPA’s file records it issued May 7, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023. 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 | PAINT LICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Paint Lick Elementary School |
| NPDES ID | KY0096539 |
| 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 7, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2023 |
| Address | Paint Lick, KY 40461 |
| Receiving water | EAST FORK / BACK CRK |
| Subwatershed | Back Creek (HUC 051002050304) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 158 | 116 | March 31, 2026 | 2,215% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 111 | 90 | June 30, 2026 | 560% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 69 | 43 | March 31, 2026 | 711% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 47 | 43 | March 31, 2021 | 74,173% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 47 | 43 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 7 | June 30, 2026 | 89% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 13 | 3 | June 30, 2026 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 7 | 1 | September 30, 1995 | 90% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 10 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 20, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 13, 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.