Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0024007
BARBERTON WPCF, Barberton, OH: NPDES OH0024007 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 57Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BARBERTON WPCF, held by Barberton WPCF, holds NPDES permit OH0024007, which discharges to Tuscarawas River. EPA’s file records it issued February 8, 2016 and expiring February 28, 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 | BARBERTON WPCF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Barberton WPCF |
| NPDES ID | OH0024007 |
| 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 | February 8, 2016 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2021 |
| Address | Barberton, OH 44203 |
| Receiving water | Tuscarawas River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Pancake Creek-Tuscarawas River (HUC 050400010301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 59Pollutants on file
- 57Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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] | 8 | 71 | 71 | October 31, 2025 | 846% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 33 | 33 | April 30, 2022 | 309% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 15 | 15 | May 31, 2021 | 121% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 12 | 12 | August 31, 2006 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 6 | 8 | 8 | September 30, 2020 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 1 | 8 | 8 | March 31, 2024 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 12 | 7 | 7 | February 28, 2022 | 52% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 4 | May 31, 2023 | 768% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 1 | 3 | 3 | September 30, 2007 | 220% over the limit |
| pH, maximum | 1 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2011 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2011 | 3% over the limit |
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2007 | 49% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2002 | 200% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | 4 | 0 | 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 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, tot in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, tot in bot deposits [dry wgt] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite plus nitrate in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass Volume | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass valve | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass of treatment | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform in sludge, CFU/gram | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | 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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