Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NY0027961
DUNKIRK (C) WWTP, Dunkirk, NY: NPDES NY0027961 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 35Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DUNKIRK (C) WWTP, held by DUNKIRK (C), holds NPDES permit NY0027961, which discharges to Lake Erie. EPA’s file records it issued July 27, 2012 and expiring August 31, 2017. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | DUNKIRK (C) WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | DUNKIRK (C) |
| NPDES ID | NY0027961 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 27, 2012 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | NYSDEC |
| Address | Dunkirk, NY 14048 |
| Receiving water | LAKE ERIE |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Scott Creek-Frontal Lake Erie (HUC 041201010202) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 35Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 13With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 145 | 138 | June 30, 2026 | 103,233% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 59 | 40 | April 30, 2021 | 1,307% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 43 | 25 | April 30, 2021 | 198% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 24 | 19 | December 31, 2024 | 647% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 20 | 17 | April 30, 2005 | 22% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 25 | 15 | May 31, 2021 | 126% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 20 | 11 | January 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 1 | 11 | 11 | June 30, 2025 | 1,114% over the limit |
| Phenols | 0 | 10 | 8 | August 31, 2007 | 340% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 13 | 3 | September 30, 2014 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 6 | 3 | December 31, 2008 | 50% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 88% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 6 | 1 | April 30, 2021 | 13% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Di-n-octyl phthalate | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2019 | WW SSO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | EP6 |
| June 3, 2019 | Pretreatment - Failure to Conduct Inspections | EP6 |
| June 3, 2019 | Pretreatment - Failure to Enforce Against I/U | EP6 |
| June 3, 2019 | Pretreatment - Failure to Establish Local Limits | EP6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.