Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0028126
WILLOUGHBY-EASTLAKE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL CENTER, Eastlake, OH: NPDES OH0028126 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WILLOUGHBY-EASTLAKE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL CENTER, held by Willoughby City Of, holds NPDES permit OH0028126, which discharges to Lake Erie. EPA’s file records it issued December 8, 2022 and expiring September 30, 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 | WILLOUGHBY-EASTLAKE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL CENTER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Willoughby City Of |
| NPDES ID | OH0028126 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 8, 2022 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2025 |
| Address | Eastlake, OH 44095 |
| Receiving water | Lake Erie |
| Subwatershed | Town of Willoughby-Chagrin River (HUC 041100030403) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 45Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 40With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 | 113 | 35 | December 31, 2015 | 277% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 12 | 110 | 32 | December 31, 2015 | 161% over the limit |
| Mercury, total low level | 10 | 103 | 25 | December 31, 2023 | 138% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 27 | 20 | June 30, 2026 | 4,663% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 66 | 14 | October 31, 2025 | 247% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free-water plus wastewaters | 0 | 36 | 12 | October 31, 2012 | 2,400% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 4 | 18 | 11 | May 31, 2021 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 3 | 29 | 3 | August 31, 2025 | |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 2 | 15 | 2 | January 31, 2026 | 56% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2005 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 6 | 53 | 1 | March 31, 2015 | 2% over the limit |
| Nickel, total recoverable | 6 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 6 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 6 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 6 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 6 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 6 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 26 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 3 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total in bot dep [wet wgt] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, tot in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, tot in bot deposits [dry wgt] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass Volume | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass valve | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bypass of treatment | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES OH0028126.
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 14, 2026.