Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0025887
JEFFERSON WWTP, Jefferson, OH: NPDES OH0025887 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 41Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JEFFERSON WWTP, held by Jefferson, Village of, holds NPDES permit OH0025887, which discharges to Cemetery Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 20, 2015 and expiring December 31, 2020. 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 | JEFFERSON WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Jefferson, Village of |
| NPDES ID | OH0025887 |
| 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 | November 20, 2015 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2020 |
| Address | Jefferson, OH 44047 |
| Receiving water | Cemetery Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Town of Jefferson-Mill Creek (HUC 041100040403) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 42Pollutants on file
- 41Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 10 | 45 | 45 | July 31, 2026 | 280% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 8 | 7 | July 31, 2026 | 106% over the limit |
| Mercury, total low level | 10 | 3 | 3 | May 31, 2023 | 75% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 11 | 1 | May 31, 2013 | 795% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 2 | 1 | December 31, 2009 | 22% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free available | 6 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | 5% over the limit |
| Fecal coliform in sludge, CFU/gram | 1 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2018 | 342% over the limit |
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2018 | 11% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 0 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2009 | 10% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 20 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 10 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass valve | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass of treatment | 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 | ||
| Mercury, tot in bot deposits [dry wgt] | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 26, 2024 | Biosolids: Other Management Practice Violation | ST6 |
| July 26, 2024 | Biosolids - Land Application: Invalid Monitoring or Unrepresentative Sample 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.