All discharges to waters of the Commonwealth require a permit through the Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES). Such permits include effluent limitations that are developed from technology-based and water quality-based criteria. The General Procedures for Limitations Development describes how the Division of Water determines what effluent limitations will be included in a KPDES permit and how those effluent limitations are developed.

PDES forms and information for permit applications for Individual Permits, General Permits, Kentucky Inter-System Operations Permits, Kentucky No Discharge Operational Permits, and the One-Time Discharge Program are available below.Click here to review the surface water permit fees as established in 401 KAR 5:310.

The various types of discharge permits are listed in the table below. Review and download permit applications or go to each site linked in the table for more information.

KPDES Individual Permit Forms and information

Instructions
Form 1 - Submit with all KPDES applications for individual permits
Change in Ownership Certification for KPDES permits
No Discharge Certification / No Discharge Certification - This form is for the inactivation of an existing permit or individual outfall
Antidegradation - Socioeconomic Demonstration and Alternatives Analysis (SDAA) - This form is required for some applications with a new or expanded discharge
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) Guidance Documents - A SWPPP (or Best Management Practices plan) is required for some KPDES permits

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KPDES Individual Permits

Program/Permit Name	Program/Permit Description	Permit Application Form
	Form 1 - Submit with all KPDES applications for individual permits	Form 1 Form 1
AFOs and CAFOs	Operations that are defined as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) pursuant to 401 KAR 5:060, Section 10, are required to obtain a KPDES permit.	Form B Form B - For concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) that propose to have a point-source discharge
CSOs	Municipalities with combined sewer systems must include all wet weather discharge points in the discharge permit applications for their respective publicly owned treatment works (POTWs).	Form A Form A - For municipal wastewater discharges
Industrial	DOW reviews and approves all permit applications for industries as well as all domestic or sanitary wastewater treatment facilities.	Form C Form C - For process wastewater discharges associated with manufacturing establishments and mining operations
Mining	KPDES is responsible for reviewing and approving all industrial wastewater discharges, including coal facilities.	Form C Form C - For process wastewater discharges associated with manufacturing establishments and mining operations
Municipal	DOW reviews and approves all permit applications for municipalities as well as all domestic or sanitary wastewater treatment facilities.	Form A Form A - For municipal wastewater discharges Wastewater MOR Instructions Municipal MOR Master
Oil and Gas	DOW coordinates the registration of oil and gas tank batteries, transport off-site of produced water (TOS) and holding pit construction permits.	Electronic Oil and Gas Registration Form
Pretreatment	DOW reviews, approves and oversees pretreatment programs for industrial discharges to publicly owned wastewater treatment works.	(see Pretreatment page for report forms)
Sanitary	DOW reviews and approves all domestic or sanitary wastewater treatment facilities.	Form SC Form SC - For services, wholesale and retail trade, and all other establishments that have sanitary and/or non-process discharges
Stormwater	DOW reviews and approves permit applications for stormwater point source discharges. This includes stormwater runoff associated with industrial activity, construction activities and stormwater runoff from municipal storm separate sewer systems (MS4s).	Form F Form F - For individual permit coverage for stormwater associated industrial activity

General Permits

Permit	Description	Effective	Expire
KNDOP	No Discharge Operational Permit - Closed loop and spray irrigation systems	5/1/2011	4/30/2016*
KNDOP (AFO)	No Discharge Operational Permit - Small and Medium Animal Feeding Operations (AFO)	10/1/2016	9/30/2021
KYG04	Coal Mining Operations (Renewal 2014 - permit splits Kentucky east and west - KYGE4 and KYGW4 )	10/1/2014	9/30/2019
KYG05	Inactive Mine Lands	9/1/2016	8/31/2021
KYG11	Construction Material Manufacturing Operations (concrete and asphalt plants) New General Permit	2/1/2015	1/31/2020
KYG12	Orphan Landfills with Leachate Discharges	4/1/2015	3/31/2020
KYG15	General Aviation Airports	9/1/2014	8/31/2019
KYG20	Stormwater associated with Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s)	4/1/2010	3/31/2015*
KYG40	On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems Serving Individual Family Residences	8/1/2013	7/31/2018
KYG50	Highway Maintenance and Equipment Facilities	4/1/2003	3/31/2008*
KYG64	Drinking Water Production	6/1/2011	5/31/2016*
KYG76	Public Swimming and Bathing Facilities - New GP	9/1/2016	8/31/2021
KYG84	Noncoal (Mineral) Mining Operations	2/1/2015	1/31/2020
KYG99	Pesticide Application	4/1/2012	3/31/2017
KYR00	Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activities²	6/1/2013	5/31/2018
KYR10	Stormwater Construction^2,3	12/1/2014	11/30/2019
CO	Change in Ownership Certification	8/2016	N/A
ND	No Discharge Certification	8/2016	N/A
NE	Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activities - No Exposure		Note 1
NOT	Notice of Termination (Terminate coverage for any KPDES General Permit)²	8/24/2015	N/A
SDAA	Antidegradation (Additional information for some general and individual permits)	N/A	N/A
SWPPP	Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan / Best Management Practices Plan (Additional information for some permits)	N/A	N/A

*A facility covered by an expired General Permit (GP) continues to be covered until the GP is reissued and in the interim shall comply with the expired GP. This GP is currently not available for new coverage. If a new KPDES permit is required, apply for an Individual Permit.

¹ Resubmit upon reissuance of KYR00

²The Notice of Termination form has changed

³The KYR10 Notice of Intent has changed

Kentucky Inter-System Operations Permits (formerly KIMOP)

	Form
	Form KISOP Form KISOP - DOW reviews and authorizes publicly or privately owned sewer systems that discharge to a WWTP or a sewer system that is owned by another person.
	Form KISOP Instructions

Kentucky No Discharge Operational Permits (KNDOP)

	Form	Description
	Form ND Form ND	For facilities that do not have a point source discharge but use other means of disposal such as land application, subsurface injection, closed circuit, etc.
	Short Form B Short Form B	For agricultural waste handling systems that do not have a point source discharge (also used for obtaining a construction permit).
	Site Survey Request Site Survey Request	Kentucky No Discharge Operational Permit for Agricultural Wastes Handling System - For facilities that handle agricultural wastes.

One-Time Discharge Program

	Form	Description
	FORM OTD	For off-permit authorization for a one-time or temporary discharge of pollutants to the waters of the Commonwealth. Examples of OTDs potentially covered by this One-Time Discharge program include maintenance or repair of systems, hydrostatic tests of pipelines or of field-built, above-ground tanks, farm pond drainage, construction excavation de-watering, oil and gas pit close out, and fire system testing.

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