Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0083771
GUGGISBERG CHEESE, Sugarcreek, OH: NPDES OH0083771 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GUGGISBERG CHEESE, held by Guggisberg Cheese Inc, holds NPDES permit OH0083771, which discharges to Troyer Valley Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 13, 2021 and expiring January 31, 2026. 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 | GUGGISBERG CHEESE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Guggisberg Cheese Inc |
| NPDES ID | OH0083771 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 13, 2021 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2026 |
| Address | Sugarcreek, OH 44681 |
| Receiving water | Troyer Valley Creek |
| Subwatershed | Upper South Fork Sugar Creek (HUC 050400011001) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 192 | 182 | September 30, 2020 | 9,820% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 112 | 94 | April 30, 2024 | 3,368% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 91 | 85 | December 31, 2024 | 7,613% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 54 | 48 | September 30, 2017 | 3,756% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 6 | 19 | 10 | October 31, 2025 | 189% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 11 | 7 | June 30, 2017 | 78% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 46 | 4 | September 30, 2017 | 3,948% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 9 | 1 | September 30, 2012 | |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand, soluble | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 1 | 1 | 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 | ||
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, percent | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, volatile % of total solids | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2024 | WW SSO - Narrative effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 15, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 15, 2024 | WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 28, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | EP6 |
| February 28, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | EP6 |
| February 28, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | EP6 |
| February 28, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
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.