Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0020257
VILLAGE OF LEXINGTON WWTP, Lexington, OH: NPDES OH0020257 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 50Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VILLAGE OF LEXINGTON WWTP, held by Village of Lexington, holds NPDES permit OH0020257, which discharges to Clear Fork. EPA’s file records it issued January 11, 2021 and expiring January 31, 2026. 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 | VILLAGE OF LEXINGTON WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Village of Lexington |
| NPDES ID | OH0020257 |
| 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 | January 11, 2021 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2026 |
| Address | Lexington, OH 44904 |
| Receiving water | Clear Fork |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Town of Lexington-Clear Fork Mohican River (HUC 050400020303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 52Pollutants on file
- 50Under a numeric limit
- 29With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 | 55 | 55 | January 31, 2010 | 93% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 30 | 30 | March 31, 2020 | 344% over the limit |
| Mercury, total low level | 4 | 9 | 9 | November 30, 2025 | 135% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 4 | April 30, 2009 | 70% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 6 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2026 | 1,060% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2009 | 850% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2009 | 6% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 1 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2006 | 17% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2006 | 163% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, tot in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, tot in bot deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, 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 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH, minimum | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES OH0020257.
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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