Northern Ky Sanitation District 1 Dry Creek WWTP
2999 Amsterdam Dr, Erlanger, KY 41018 · Kenton County · Publicly Owned Treatment Works
- Average flow
- 42.35 MGD
- Design flow
- 46.5 MGD
- NPDES permit
- KY0021466
- Effective
- Permit expires
- June 2031
- Population served
- 230,306
- CWNS 2022
Northern Ky Sanitation District 1 Dry Creek WWTP is a publicly owned wastewater treatment works in Erlanger, Kenton County, Kentucky treating an average of 42.35 million gallons per day against a permitted design capacity of 46.5 MGD, serving about 230,306 residents. It discharges under NPDES permit KY0021466 (effective), which expires in June 2031, with 2 recorded violations in the last three years. EPA has recorded 1 formal enforcement action naming the plant, the latest in May 2019.
Treatment technology
5 treatment structures and unit processes identified at Northern Ky Sanitation District 1 Dry Creek WWTP.
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Compliance snapshot (last 3 years)
- Total violations
- 2
- Effluent violations
- 2
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EPA enforcement history
Federal civil enforcement cases, compliance inspections and informal actions recorded for Northern Ky Sanitation District 1 Dry Creek WWTP in EPA's ICIS system.
- Formal actions
- 1
- 0 since FY2020
- Penalties assessed
- $476,400
- all cases
- Compliance actions
- $1,100M
- required by EPA orders
- EPA inspections
- 0
- none on record
Latest case · May 2019
SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 1 OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY (SD 1)
Judicial case · CWA, NPDES Permit Violations · Final Order With Penalty · Penalty $476,400 · Compliance actions $1,100M
EPA's description of the case:
“On June 23, 2005, Region 4 referred to the Department of Justice for civil enforcement violations of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) by Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky (SD#1)…”
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Source: EPA ECHO, civil enforcement case 04-2005-9011.
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Every action against Northern Ky Sanitation District 1 Dry Creek WWTP with dates, milestones, violation types and EPA's complete case summaries, plus inspections and informal actions.
Key contacts
2 verified contacts for Northern Ky Sanitation District 1 Dry Creek WWTP, with validated emails and direct phone numbers.
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Northern Ky Sanitation District 1 Dry Creek WWTP: frequently asked questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed October 19, 2026; facility record last updated May 18, 2025.
Wastewater terms: POTW · MGD · NPDES permit · Inflow and infiltration · Ozonation · Activated sludge · all terms