Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0097837
MCCREARY COUNTY STP, Stearns, KY: NPDES KY0097837 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 33Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MCCREARY COUNTY STP, held by McCreary County STP, holds NPDES permit KY0097837, which discharges to Bridge Fork. EPA’s file records it issued June 27, 2019 and expiring July 31, 2024. 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 | MCCREARY COUNTY STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | McCreary County STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0097837 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 27, 2019 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2024 |
| Address | Stearns, KY 42647 |
| Receiving water | BRIDGE FORK |
| Subwatershed | Lower Marsh Creek (HUC 051301010902) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 39Pollutants on file
- 33Under a numeric limit
- 23With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 39 | 35 | July 31, 2020 | 414% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 27 | 21 | November 30, 2007 | 184% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 27 | 17 | October 31, 2020 | 190% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 10 | 8 | July 31, 2016 | 3,536% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 9 | 7 | December 31, 2020 | 442% over the limit |
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 1 | 4 | 4 | September 30, 2025 | 2,477% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 16 | 2 | March 31, 2004 | 983% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2009 | 1,200% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 1 | April 30, 2003 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 1 | August 31, 2016 | 14% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 3 | 1 | May 31, 2006 | 27% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dissolved [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| June 12, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| November 13, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| May 14, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | 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.