Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0107107
RICHMOND OTTER CREEK STP, Richmond, KY: NPDES KY0107107 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 122Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RICHMOND OTTER CREEK STP, held by Richmond Otter Creek STP, holds NPDES permit KY0107107, which discharges to Otter Crk. EPA’s file records it issued November 9, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2025. 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 | RICHMOND OTTER CREEK STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Richmond Otter Creek STP |
| NPDES ID | KY0107107 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 9, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2025 |
| Address | Richmond, KY 40475 |
| Receiving water | OTTER CRK |
| Subwatershed | Upper Otter Creek (HUC 051002050105) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 123Pollutants on file
- 122Under a numeric limit
- 15With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 123 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 33 | 27 | October 31, 2014 | 250% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 7 | 2 | September 30, 2010 | 293% over the limit |
| Toxicity, Chronic | 0 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 150% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2010 | 7% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, final conc toxicity units | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bromoform | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acrolein | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bis[2-chloroethyl] ether | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bis[2-chloroethoxy]methane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bis[2-chloroisopropyl] ether | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butyl benzyl phthalate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorodibromomethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Diethyl phthalate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dimethyl phthalate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| July 21, 2022 | Pretreatment - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | ST6 |
| July 21, 2022 | Pretreatment - Failure to Enforce Against I/U | ST6 |
| July 21, 2022 | Pretreatment - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| July 21, 2022 | Pretreatment - Failure to Meet Inspection and Sampling Plan for SIUs | 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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