Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0138380
GRAPHITE SALES, Nova, OH: NPDES OH0138380 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GRAPHITE SALES, held by Graphite Sales Inc, holds NPDES permit OH0138380, which discharges to Ut To Buck Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 6, 2017 and expiring April 30, 2022. 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 | GRAPHITE SALES |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Graphite Sales Inc |
| NPDES ID | OH0138380 |
| 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 |
| Program | Biosolids |
| Issued | April 6, 2017 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2022 |
| Address | Nova, OH 44859 |
| Receiving water | UT to Buck Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 42 | 26 | January 31, 2015 | 326% over the limit |
| Oil and grease [soxhlet extr.] tot. | 1 | 25 | 8 | December 31, 2015 | 1,430% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 24 | 8 | September 30, 2012 | 136% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 53 | 5 | April 30, 2016 | 93% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 4 | 4 | October 31, 2006 | 1,795% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 41 | 3 | February 28, 2017 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 7 | 3 | September 30, 2006 | 40% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2006 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity [severity] | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers | 2 | 2 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Discharge without a permit | ST6 |
| December 28, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 28, 2023 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | 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.