Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0129526
MIDDLEFIELD ORIGINAL CHEESE CO-OP, Middlefield, OH: NPDES OH0129526 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MIDDLEFIELD ORIGINAL CHEESE CO-OP, held by Middlefield Orginal Cheese CO-OP, holds NPDES permit OH0129526, which discharges to Unnamed Tributary To Phelps Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 28, 2022 and expiring December 31, 2027. 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 | MIDDLEFIELD ORIGINAL CHEESE CO-OP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Middlefield Orginal Cheese CO-OP |
| NPDES ID | OH0129526 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 28, 2022 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2027 |
| Address | Middlefield, OH 44062 |
| Receiving water | unnamed tributary to Phelps Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Phelps Creek (HUC 041100040301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 4 | 128 | 116 | March 31, 2019 | 1,917% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 58 | 54 | October 31, 2019 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 45 | 33 | April 30, 2016 | 273% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 1 | 29 | 29 | July 31, 2026 | 117% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 12 | 12 | July 31, 2025 | 600% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 8 | 8 | June 30, 2015 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Residue, tot fltrble [dried at 105 C] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Color, spectrophoto-metric filter | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Odor, atmospheric [severity] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity [severity] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 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 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge weight, dry | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, percent | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, volatile % of total solids | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Na] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers | 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 OH0129526.
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.