Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0028002
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE WWTP, Washington Court House, OH: NPDES OH0028002 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 57Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE WWTP, held by Washington Court House SD, holds NPDES permit OH0028002, which discharges to Paint Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 22, 2015 and expiring January 31, 2021. 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 | WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Washington Court House SD |
| NPDES ID | OH0028002 |
| 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 | December 22, 2015 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2021 |
| Address | Washington Court House, OH 43160 |
| Receiving water | Paint Creek |
| Subwatershed | Town of Washington Court House-Paint Creek (HUC 050600030103) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 58Pollutants on file
- 57Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 79 | 79 | February 28, 2026 | 1,242% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 14 | 14 | August 31, 2025 | 258% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 13 | 13 | August 31, 2025 | 42% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 12 | 12 | September 30, 2025 | 267% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 12 | 12 | July 31, 2020 | 1,005% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 6 | 11 | 11 | September 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Mercury, total low level | 6 | 8 | 8 | October 31, 2019 | 1,883% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 2 | 5 | 5 | February 28, 2026 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2024 | 22% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2011 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2014 | 6% over the limit |
| Fecal coliform | 1 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2015 | 30% over the limit |
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2014 | 8% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver 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 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 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 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 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 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 1 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES OH0028002.
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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