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Kentucky Power Co - Big Sandy Plant

Electric Services, major discharger, Louisa, Kentucky. NPDES permit KY0000221, in force until Jun 30, 2028. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form 2 quarterly (8 values), outfall 002 form 1 monthly (7 values), outfall 006 form 1 monthly (3 values), outfall 018 form 1 monthly (8 values), outfall 020 form 1 monthly (8 values), outfall 020 form 2 quarterly (4 values), and 8 more forms
Renewal application due
Jan 2, 2028 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 91 reports late

Limits in force (105)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Oil & Greasemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Zinc, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 1 mg/Lall year002
Zinc, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 1 mg/Lall year002
Chromium, total recoverablemonthly average≤ .2 mg/Lall year002
Chromium, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ .2 mg/Lall year002
Total residual ooxidant-discharge timedaily maximum≤ 120 min/dall year002
Oxidants, total residualmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year002
Oxidants, total residualdaily maximum≤ .2 mg/Lall year002
Priority Pollutantsmonthly average≤ 0 mg/Lall year002
Priority Pollutantsdaily maximum≤ 0 mg/Lall year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year002
Chlorine, free availablemonthly average≤ .2 mg/Lall year002
Chlorine, free availabledaily maximum≤ .5 mg/Lall year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year006
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year006
Cooling Water Intake Inspectionmaximumreport only (pass=0;fail=1)all year006
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year007
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year007
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year007
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year007
Oil & Greasemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year007
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year007
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year007
Copper, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year007
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year007
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year007
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year007
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year008
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year008
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year008
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Oil & Greasemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year008
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year008
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year008
Mercury, total recoverablemonthly maximumreport only (ug/L)all year008
Mercury, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year008
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year014
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year014
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year014
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year014
Oil & Greasemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year014
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year014
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year014
Copper, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year014
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year014
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year014
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year014
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year016
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year016
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year016
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year016
Oil & Greasemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year016
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year016
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year016
Copper, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year016
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year016
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year016
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year016
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year018
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year018
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year018
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year018
Oil & Greasemonthly average≤ 15 mg/Lall year018
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 20 mg/Lall year018
Thallium, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year018
Thallium, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year018
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year018
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year018
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year020
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year020
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year020
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 73.5 mg/Lall year020
Oil & Greasemonthly average≤ 8.7 mg/Lall year020
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 10.7 mg/Lall year020
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year020
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year020
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year020
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year020
Mercury, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year020
Mercury, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year020
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year022
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year022
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year022
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year022
Oil & Greasemonthly average≤ 15 mg/Lall year022
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 20 mg/Lall year022
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year022
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year022
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year023
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year023
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year023
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 100 mg/Lall year023
Oil & Greasemonthly average≤ 15 mg/Lall year023
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 20 mg/Lall year023
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year023
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year023

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: Kentucky's rules and the federal ones.

Same industry: the 29 Electric Services permits in Kentucky.

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