Benham STP

NPDES permit KY0025755 · Minor POTW · administratively continued, expires 2026-07-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

Check this month's numbers before you file

This permit expired on 2026-07-31 and is administratively continued: its last limits keep applying until a new permit is issued, and EPA still expects the reports.

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

66values over a limit
70required values missing, on 2 form(s)
2of 12 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31. Most often over: E. coli (25), Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] (19), BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal (11).

Reporting

Reports are due about 28 days after each monitoring period ends (read off this permit's own late-day counts in EPA's filings).

Limits in force (53)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitAVERAGE report only May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitAVERAGE report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
001Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitMAXIMUM report only May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitMAXIMUM report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]INST MIN >= 7 mg/L all year
001pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
001pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMX WK AV <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 63 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedMX WK AV <= 94.5 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedMX WK AV report only all year
001Oil & GreaseAVERAGE report only all year
001Oil & GreaseMAXIMUM report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 4 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 10 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 6 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 15 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 8.3 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 20.9 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MX WK AV <= 12.5 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MX WK AV <= 31.4 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]AVERAGE report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MAXIMUM report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only 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
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
001E. coli30DA GEO <= 130 #/100mL all year
001E. coli7 DA GEO <= 240 #/100mL all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl TotalAVERAGE report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl TotalMAXIMUM report only all year
001Nitrite Plus Nitrate TotalAVERAGE report only all year
001Nitrite Plus Nitrate TotalMAXIMUM report only all year
001Solids, total dissolved [TDS]AVERAGE report only all year
001Solids, total dissolved [TDS]MAXIMUM report only all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 25 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MX WK AV <= 37.5 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 52.2 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MX WK AV <= 78.3 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG report only all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MX WK AV report only all year
001BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
001Solids, suspended percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year

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