Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KYP000074
KNOX COUNTY UTILITIES COMMISSION, Barbourville, KY: NPDES KYP000074 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KNOX COUNTY UTILITIES COMMISSION, held by Knox County Utilities Commission, holds NPDES permit KYP000074, which discharges to Barbourville Stp. EPA’s file records it issued August 17, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022. 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 | KNOX COUNTY UTILITIES COMMISSION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Knox County Utilities Commission |
| NPDES ID | KYP000074 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | State-issued individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 17, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2022 |
| Address | Barbourville, KY 40903 |
| Receiving water | BARBOURVILLE STP |
| Subwatershed | Fighting Creek-Cumberland River (HUC 051301010308) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 1With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial contribution % of influent | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Population served | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES KYP000074.
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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 18, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| December 18, 2025 | 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.