UV disinfection: wastewater treatment plants in Kentucky
15 plants · 8% of the state · 9 MGD combined
Klarifi identifies 15 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants with uv disinfection in Kentucky, 8% of the 195 plants in the state (9 MGD combined). The largest is Radcliff STP in Radcliff at 2.42 MGD.
Ultraviolet disinfection destroys pathogens in the final effluent without chemicals or a chlorine residual. It has replaced chlorine at many plants since the 2000s and needs lamp, ballast and sleeve replacement on a fixed cycle, which keeps these plants in the market for UV suppliers.
The largest plants with UV disinfection in Kentucky
| # | Facility | City | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES permit | Expires | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radcliff STP | Radcliff | 2.42 | KY0022390 | Nov 2029 | 1 |
| 2 | Fort Knox WWTP | Fort Knox | 1.82 | KY0112721 | Sep 2030 | 2 |
| 3 | Red River WWTP | Stanton | 0.9 | KY0034428 | Feb 2031 | 4 |
| 4 | Cynthiana STP (new) | Cynthiana | 0.87 | KY0105856 | Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 5 | Williamstown/dry Ridge WRF | Williamstown | 0.75 | KY0109991 | Dec 2030 | 12 |
| 6 | West Liberty STP | West Liberty | 0.54 | KY0089567 | Jan 2031 | 8 |
| 7 | Monticello STP | Monticello | 0.53 | KY0033847 | Mar 2030 | 7 |
| 8 | Guthrie STP | Guthrie | 0.28 | KY0063649 | Mar 2027 | 46 |
| 9 | Hyden STP | Hyden | 0.26 | KY0021245 | Aug 2025 | 104 |
| 10 | Northern Madison County Sanitation District | Richmond | 0.24 | KY0105376 | Jul 2026 | 1 |
Contacts and project signals for every plant on this list
Klarifi adds verified decision-maker contacts, permit limits, discharge monitoring data and the capital projects planned in each city, filterable by technology, size and compliance record.
Other technologies in Kentucky
UV disinfection in other states
UV disinfection in Kentucky: 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 26, 2026.
Wastewater terms: Tertiary treatment · Ozonation · WWTP · Significant industrial user · Biosolids · all terms