Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0020214
TORONTO WWTP, Toronto, OH: NPDES OH0020214 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 46Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TORONTO WWTP, held by Toronto, City of, holds NPDES permit OH0020214, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued August 12, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021. 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 | TORONTO WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Toronto, City of |
| NPDES ID | OH0020214 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 12, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2021 |
| Address | Toronto, OH 43964 |
| Receiving water | Ohio River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Hardin Run-Ohio River (HUC 050301011106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 48Pollutants on file
- 46Under a numeric limit
- 22With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 21 | 16 | August 31, 2025 | 893% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 4 | 14 | 9 | June 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 11 | 6 | January 31, 2025 | 1,488% over the limit |
| Mercury, total low level | 4 | 6 | 6 | May 31, 2026 | 99% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 8 | 3 | November 30, 2020 | 2,558% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 1 | 8 | 2 | July 31, 2025 | |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2023 | 3% over the limit |
| Copper in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2018 | 68% over the limit |
| pH, maximum | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, tot in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, tot in bot deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.