Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0020796
VILLAGE OF ARCHBOLD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Archbold, OH: NPDES OH0020796 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 53Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VILLAGE OF ARCHBOLD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Village of Archbold, holds NPDES permit OH0020796, which discharges to Brush Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 30, 2021 and expiring December 21, 2023. 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 | VILLAGE OF ARCHBOLD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Village of Archbold |
| NPDES ID | OH0020796 |
| 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 | September 30, 2021 |
| Expiration date | December 21, 2023 |
| Address | Archbold, OH 43502 |
| Receiving water | Brush Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Brush Creek (HUC 041000060502) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 56Pollutants on file
- 53Under a numeric limit
- 51With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 16 | 77 | 67 | January 31, 2026 | 535% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 14 | 63 | 57 | December 31, 2024 | 262% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 40 | 56 | 48 | July 31, 2015 | 634% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 26 | 50 | 44 | July 31, 2019 | 566% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 31 | 28 | January 31, 2024 | 57% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 22 | 22 | July 31, 2010 | 900% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 16 | 16 | September 30, 2014 | 5,050% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 10 | 14 | 14 | August 31, 2016 | 251% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 4 | 13 | 11 | December 31, 2015 | |
| Mercury, total low level | 14 | 15 | 9 | March 31, 2023 | 263% over the limit |
| pH, maximum | 4 | 6 | 4 | July 31, 2026 | |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 3 | 4 | 3 | January 31, 2012 | 316% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free-water plus wastewaters | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 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 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2023 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice 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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