Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0021326
PAYNE WWTP, Payne, OH: NPDES OH0021326 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PAYNE WWTP, held by Village of Payne, holds NPDES permit OH0021326, which discharges to Flat Rock Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 14, 2019 and expiring March 31, 2024. 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 | PAYNE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Village of Payne |
| NPDES ID | OH0021326 |
| 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 | March 14, 2019 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2024 |
| Address | Payne, OH 45880 |
| Receiving water | Flat Rock Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Wildcat Creek-Flatrock Creek (HUC 041000071205) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 | 6 | 201 | 171 | April 30, 2026 | 466% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 127 | 97 | April 30, 2026 | 266% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 6 | 78 | 66 | July 31, 2026 | 4,477% over the limit |
| Mercury, total low level | 4 | 42 | 34 | June 30, 2026 | 408% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 39 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 5 | 1 | March 31, 2011 | 2% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 1 | 3 | 1 | February 28, 2025 | 40% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2005 | 210% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 6 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume] | 4 | 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 28, 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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