Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0024040
BEDFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Bedford, OH: NPDES OH0024040 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 40Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BEDFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Bedford, City of, holds NPDES permit OH0024040, which discharges to Wood Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 19, 2022 and expiring October 31, 2025. 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 | BEDFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Bedford, City of |
| NPDES ID | OH0024040 |
| 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 | October 19, 2022 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2025 |
| Address | Bedford, OH 44146 |
| Receiving water | Wood Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Town of Twinsburg-Tinkers Creek (HUC 041100020504) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 42Pollutants on file
- 40Under a numeric limit
- 38With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 321 | 97 | April 30, 2026 | 1,628% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 433 | 55 | May 31, 2025 | 170% over the limit |
| Mercury, total low level | 6 | 279 | 51 | July 31, 2026 | 1,971% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 12 | 261 | 37 | April 30, 2024 | 212% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 255 | 29 | March 31, 2020 | 125% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 6 | 143 | 29 | October 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 332 | 28 | December 31, 2022 | 695% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 1 | 48 | 10 | July 31, 2026 | 81% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 2 | 81 | 5 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 14 | 2 | December 31, 2019 | 461% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2006 | 24% over the limit |
| pH, maximum | 2 | 77 | 1 | January 31, 2023 | |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 6 | 228 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 6 | 154 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 154 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 152 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 114 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 2 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 4 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 2 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 48 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bypass Volume | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass valve | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass of treatment | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
| May 3, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
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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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