Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0041378
VILLAGE OF BOWERSTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Bowerston, OH: NPDES OH0041378 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 32Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VILLAGE OF BOWERSTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by Village Of Bowerston, holds NPDES permit OH0041378, which discharges to Conotton Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 31, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2029. 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 | VILLAGE OF BOWERSTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Village Of Bowerston |
| NPDES ID | OH0041378 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 31, 2024 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2029 |
| Address | Bowerston, OH 44695 |
| Receiving water | Conotton Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Lower Conotton Creek (HUC 050400010707) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 32Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 205 | 193 | February 28, 2022 | 813% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 177 | 165 | August 31, 2020 | 744% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 29 | 26 | August 31, 2018 | 36% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 26 | 22 | July 31, 2015 | 5,689% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 21 | 19 | October 31, 2025 | 102% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 13 | 7 | February 28, 2011 | |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 9 | 7 | August 31, 2012 | 1,810% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 7 | 7 | June 30, 2025 | 675% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity [severity] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Color, spectrophoto-metric filter | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Odor, atmospheric [severity] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sediment sample [dry weight] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, tot in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, tot in bot deposits [dry wgt] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Overflows | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 19, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 7, 2021 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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 14, 2026.