Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0020940
ARCANUM WWTP, Arcanum, OH: NPDES OH0020940 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 38Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ARCANUM WWTP, held by Arcanum, Village of, holds NPDES permit OH0020940, which discharges to Painter Creek & Sycamore Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued January 30, 2018 and expiring February 28, 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 | ARCANUM WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Arcanum, Village of |
| NPDES ID | OH0020940 |
| 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 | January 30, 2018 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2023 |
| Address | Arcanum, OH 45304 |
| Receiving water | Painter Creek & Sycamore Ditch |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Painter Creek (HUC 050800011302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 39Pollutants on file
- 38Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 suspended | 14 | 213 | 207 | June 30, 2026 | 877% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 201 | 197 | July 31, 2019 | 496% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 14 | 102 | 96 | June 30, 2019 | 389% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 39 | 31 | August 31, 2017 | |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 31 | 29 | June 30, 2026 | 155% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 17 | 14 | May 31, 2018 | 25% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 9 | 9 | October 31, 2013 | 235% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 8 | 9 | 7 | October 31, 2018 | 146% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total low level | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite plus nitrate in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper 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 in sludge, CFU/gram | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 7, 2021 | 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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