Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NY0291315
GREAT LAKES CHEESE MANUFACTURING FACILITY - PROJECT BLOCK, Franklinville, Town Of, NY: NPDES NY0291315 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GREAT LAKES CHEESE MANUFACTURING FACILITY - PROJECT BLOCK, held by GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY INC, holds NPDES permit NY0291315, which discharges to Upper Ischua Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 13, 2022 and expiring May 31, 2027. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GREAT LAKES CHEESE MANUFACTURING FACILITY - PROJECT BLOCK |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GREAT LAKES CHEESE COMPANY INC |
| NPDES ID | NY0291315 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 13, 2022 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | NYSDEC |
| Address | Franklinville, Town Of, NY 14737 |
| Receiving water | UPPER ISCHUA CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Saunders Creek-Ischua Creek (HUC 050100010402) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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, total dissolved | 6 | 8 | 8 | August 31, 2025 | 341% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 10 | 6 | August 31, 2025 | 8,163% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 5 | 5 | July 31, 2025 | 711% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 4 | 4 | August 31, 2025 | 667% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2025 | 3,210% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | 38% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2025 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | 19% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| August 28, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 28, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| August 27, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
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 15, 2026.