Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0107506
CREECH SERVICES INC COMPOST FACILITY, Lexington, KY: NPDES KY0107506 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CREECH SERVICES INC COMPOST FACILITY, held by Creech Services Inc Compost Facility, holds NPDES permit KY0107506, which discharges to North Elkhorn Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 22, 2021 and expiring May 31, 2026. 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 | CREECH SERVICES INC COMPOST FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Creech Services Inc Compost Facility |
| NPDES ID | KY0107506 |
| 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 | April 22, 2021 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2026 |
| Address | Lexington, KY 40516 |
| Receiving water | NORTH ELKHORN CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters North Elkhorn Creek (HUC 051002050801) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 20 | 4 | April 30, 2015 | 9,869% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 25 | 3 | April 30, 2015 | 367% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 23 | 1 | March 31, 2013 | 300% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 1 | March 31, 2013 | 55% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| March 13, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 7, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | 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.