Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0020982
UNION CITY WWTP, Union City, IN: NPDES IN0020982 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
UNION CITY WWTP holds NPDES permit IN0020982, which discharges to Or/Wabash/Mississinewa/Lttl Mssssnw. EPA’s file records it issued October 2, 2018 and expiring November 30, 2023.
UNION CITY WWTP, Union City, Indiana: Individual permit IN0020982; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 2, 2018, term to November 30, 2023, by IDEM; discharges to OR/WABASH/MISSISSINEWA/LTTL MSSSSNW.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 37 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2021, largest 137% over the limit.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 26 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2020, largest 1,367% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 16 limits, 59 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2021, largest 1,208% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2011, largest 97% over the limit.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2011, largest 122% over the limit.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2011, largest 95% over the limit.
- Copper, total recoverable: 0 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2008, largest 483% over the limit.
- Cyanide, total [as CN]: 0 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2007, largest 20% over the limit.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 0 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2008, largest 67% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, total recoverable: 0 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total [as Cr]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total [as Pb]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Number of Events: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 233 were issued before IN0020982. UNION CITY WWTP holds 2 permits in Indiana.
Other permits held by UNION CITY WWTP
- UNION CITY WWTP, Union City: INL020982, issued January 1, 2021
Coverages issued nearest IN0020982
- August 16, 2018: SHIRLEY WWTP, Wilkinson, IN0024503
- August 16, 2018: WALDRON CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, Waldron, IN0024783
- August 16, 2018: MONTGOMERY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Montgomery, IN0034932
- August 16, 2018: ROCKFIELD REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Rockfield, IN0061921, held by ROCKFIELD REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT WWTP
- September 13, 2018: WALKERTON MUNICIPAL WWTP, Walkerton, IN0040690
- October 2, 2018: GALVESTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Galveston, IN0021199
- October 2, 2018: ENGLISH WWTP, English, IN0039993, held by ENGLISH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
- October 2, 2018: NORTH SALEM WWTP, North Salem, IN0040436
- October 4, 2018: NORTH WEBSTER WWTP, North Webster, IN0040444
- October 4, 2018: PATOKA LAKE REGIONAL WATER & SEWER DISTRICT, Dubois, IN0052698
UNION CITY WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Dismal Creek subwatershed (HUC 050800011001), IN0020982 among them. Its county holds 27, 2 of them major permits; IN0020982 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Dismal Creek subwatershed (HUC 050800011001)
- ART SENSE, Union City: OH0151624, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2027
- TARTER EQUIPMENT LLC DBA APPLEGATE LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT, Union City: INP000282, minor permit, discharging to UNION CITY POTW, permit term to April 30, 2019
- UNION CITY WWTP, Union City: INL020982, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- UNION CITY WWTP, Union City: OH0022454, minor permit, discharging to Gray Branch, permit term to November 30, 2020
Identity
| Facility as filed | UNION CITY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | UNION CITY WWTP |
| NPDES ID | IN0020982 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 2, 2018 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Union City, IN 47390 |
| Receiving water | OR/WABASH/MISSISSINEWA/LTTL MSSSSNW |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Dismal Creek (HUC 050800011001) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 39Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 | 75 | 37 | November 30, 2021 | 137% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 35 | 26 | October 31, 2020 | 1,367% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 59 | 23 | February 28, 2021 | 1,208% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 26 | 16 | July 31, 2011 | 97% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2011 | 122% over the limit |
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 4 | 4 | December 31, 2011 | 95% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 19 | 3 | September 30, 2008 | 483% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 28 | 2 | May 31, 2007 | 20% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 17 | 1 | September 30, 2008 | 67% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 21 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0020982.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0020982.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES IN0020982.
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