Kentucky Utilities - Ghent Generating Station

NPDES permit KY0002038 · Major NON-POTW · effective, expires 2029-06-30 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

0values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
0of 131 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31.

Reporting

Reports are due about 28 days after each monitoring period ends (the most common figure among KY permits in EPA's filings — check your permit).

Limits in force (182)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitMO AVG report only all year
001Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitDAILY MX <= 110 deg F all year
001pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
001pHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 71.1 mg/L all year
001Oil & GreaseMO AVG <= 9.3 mg/L all year
001Oil & GreaseDAILY MX <= 11.5 mg/L all year
001Hardness, total [as CaCO3]MO AVG report only all year
001Hardness, total [as CaCO3]DAILY MX report only all year
001Selenium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
001Selenium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
001Copper, total recoverableMO AVG <= .429 mg/L all year
001Copper, total recoverableDAILY MX <= .429 mg/L all year
001Selenium, dry weightDAILY MX <= 8.6 mg/kg all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualMO AVG <= 467 mg/L all year
001Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= 467 mg/L all year
001Flow, process wastewaterROLL AVG <= 104786 gal/d all year
001Toxicity, AcuteDAILY MX <= 7.38 tox acute all year
002Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitMO AVG report only all year
002Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitDAILY MX <= 110 deg F all year
002pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
002pHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
002Oxidants, total residualMO AVG report only all year
002Oxidants, total residualDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
002Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
002Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
002Chlorine, total residualMO AVG report only all year
002Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= .019 mg/L all year
002Chlorine, free availableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
002Chlorine, free availableDAILY MX <= .5 mg/L all year
002Duration of Oxidant AdditionDAILY MX <= 120 min/d all year
003Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitMO AVG report only all year
003Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitDAILY MX <= 110 deg F all year
003pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
003pHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
003Oxidants, total residualMO AVG report only all year
003Oxidants, total residualDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
003Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
003Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
003Chlorine, total residualMO AVG report only all year
003Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= .019 mg/L all year
003Chlorine, free availableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
003Chlorine, free availableDAILY MX <= .5 mg/L all year
003Duration of Oxidant AdditionDAILY MX <= 120 min/d all year
005Iron, total recoverableMO AVG <= 1 mg/L all year
005Iron, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 1 mg/L all year
005Copper, total recoverableMO AVG <= 1 mg/L all year
005Copper, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 1 mg/L all year
005Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
005Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
0061Zinc, total recoverableMO AVG <= 1 mg/L all year
0061Zinc, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 1 mg/L all year
0061Chromium, total recoverableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
0061Chromium, total recoverableDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
0061Oxidants, total residualMO AVG report only all year
0061Oxidants, total residualDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
0061Priority PollutantsMAXIMUM <= 0 mg/L all year
0061Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
0061Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
0061Chlorine, free availableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
0061Chlorine, free availableDAILY MX <= .5 mg/L all year
0061Duration of Oxidant AdditionDAILY MX <= 120 min/d all year
0062Zinc, total recoverableMO AVG <= 1 mg/L all year
0062Zinc, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 1 mg/L all year
0062Chromium, total recoverableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
0062Chromium, total recoverableDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
0062Oxidants, total residualMO AVG report only all year
0062Oxidants, total residualDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
0062Priority PollutantsMAXIMUM <= 0 mg/L all year
0062Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
0062Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
0062Chlorine, free availableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
0062Chlorine, free availableDAILY MX <= .5 mg/L all year
0062Duration of Oxidant AdditionDAILY MX <= 120 min/d all year
0063Zinc, total recoverableMO AVG <= 1 mg/L all year
0063Zinc, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 1 mg/L all year
0063Chromium, total recoverableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
0063Chromium, total recoverableDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
0063Oxidants, total residualMO AVG report only all year
0063Oxidants, total residualDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
0063Priority PollutantsMAXIMUM <= 0 mg/L all year
0063Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
0063Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
0063Chlorine, free availableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
0063Chlorine, free availableDAILY MX <= .5 mg/L all year
0063Duration of Oxidant AdditionDAILY MX <= 120 min/d all year
0064Zinc, total recoverableMO AVG <= 1 mg/L all year
0064Zinc, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 1 mg/L all year
0064Chromium, total recoverableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
0064Chromium, total recoverableDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
0064Oxidants, total residualMO AVG report only all year
0064Oxidants, total residualDAILY MX <= .2 mg/L all year
0064Priority PollutantsMAXIMUM <= 0 mg/L all year
0064Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
0064Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
0064Chlorine, free availableMO AVG <= .2 mg/L all year
0064Chlorine, free availableDAILY MX <= .5 mg/L all year
0064Duration of Oxidant AdditionDAILY MX <= 120 min/d all year
007Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitMO AVG report only all year
007Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitDAILY MX report only all year
007Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
007Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
007Cooling Water Intake InspectionDAILY MX report only all year
008Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]MO AVG <= 3 mg/L all year
008Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]DAILY MX <= 4 mg/L all year
008Arsenic, total recoverableMO AVG <= 8 ug/L all year
008Arsenic, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 18 ug/L all year
008Selenium, total recoverableMO AVG <= 29 ug/L all year
008Selenium, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 70 ug/L all year
008Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
008Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
008Mercury, total recoverableMO AVG <= 34 ng/L all year
008Mercury, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 103 ng/L all year
009pHMINIMUM report only all year
009pHDAILY MX report only all year
009Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
009Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
009Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
009Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
010pHMINIMUM report only all year
010pHDAILY MX report only all year
010Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
010Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
010Hardness, total [as CaCO3]MO AVG report only all year
010Hardness, total [as CaCO3]DAILY MX report only all year
010Arsenic, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
010Arsenic, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
010Nickel, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
010Nickel, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
010Silver total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
010Silver total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
010Zinc, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
010Zinc, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
010Cadmium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
010Cadmium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
010Lead, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
010Lead, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
010Chromium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
010Chromium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
010Copper, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
010Copper, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
010Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
010Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
010Mercury, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
010Mercury, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
011pHMINIMUM report only all year
011pHDAILY MX report only all year
011Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
011Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
011Hardness, total [as CaCO3]MO AVG report only all year
011Hardness, total [as CaCO3]DAILY MX report only all year
011Arsenic, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
011Arsenic, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
011Nickel, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
011Nickel, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
011Silver total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
011Silver total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
011Zinc, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
011Zinc, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
011Cadmium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
011Cadmium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
011Lead, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
011Lead, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
011Chromium, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
011Chromium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
011Copper, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
011Copper, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
011Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
011Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
011Mercury, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
011Mercury, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
012pHMINIMUM report only all year
012pHDAILY MX report only all year
012Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
012Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 100 mg/L all year
012Iron, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
012Iron, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
012Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
012Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year

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