Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0061727

FT WAYNE UTILITIES - FORMERLY CHESTNUT HILLS WTP, Fort Wayne, IN: NPDES IN0061727 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

FT WAYNE UTILITIES - FORMERLY CHESTNUT HILLS WTP, held by CHESTNUT HILLS WATER TREATMENT, holds NPDES permit IN0061727, which discharges to Or/Wabash R/Beal Taylor Ditch/Unnmd. EPA’s file records it issued September 24, 2007 and expiring October 31, 2012.

FT WAYNE UTILITIES - FORMERLY CHESTNUT HILLS WTP, Fort Wayne, Indiana: Individual permit IN0061727, held by CHESTNUT HILLS WATER TREATMENT; Effective; issued September 24, 2007, term to October 31, 2012, by IDEM; discharges to OR/WABASH R/BEAL TAYLOR DITCH/UNNMD.

Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 47 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2015, largest 1,202% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, total: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

FT WAYNE UTILITIES - FORMERLY CHESTNUT HILLS WTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 24 discharge permits in the Beal Taylor Ditch-Aboite Creek subwatershed (HUC 051201011002), IN0061727 among them. Its county holds 173, 4 of them major permits; IN0061727 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Beal Taylor Ditch-Aboite Creek subwatershed (HUC 051201011002)

AQUA INDIANA MAIN ABOITE WWTP, Fort Wayne: IN0035378, major permit, discharging to OR/WABASH/HUNTINGTON/GRAHAM MCCOLLC, permit term to October 31, 2021
ARTHUR HEIGHTS, Fort Wayne: INRA08554, minor permit, permit term to October 3, 2026
ARTHUR HEIGHTS TOWNHOMES, Fort Wayne: INRA13726, minor permit, permit term to April 22, 2029
ASHLEY POINTE, Fort Wayne: INRA08551, minor permit, permit term to September 19, 2026
CYPRESS POINTE SECTIONS III IV & V, Fort Wayne: INRA07784, minor permit, permit term to May 19, 2026
ESPERANZA SECTION I AND ESPERANZA ESTATES, Fort Wayne: INRA09902, minor permit, permit term to June 9, 2027
FT WAYNE UTILITIES - COVINGTON WTP, Fort Wayne: IN0060348, minor permit, discharging to GLI/WALNUT CREEK DET POND/SW DRAIN, permit term to July 31, 2015
HERON PRESERVE SECTION V, Fort Wayne: INRA08303, minor permit, permit term to August 10, 2026
HUMAIDI CONVENIENCE STORE WEST HAMILTON, Fort Wayne: INRA11630, minor permit, permit term to April 17, 2028
MASON'S RIDGE, Fort Wayne: INRA13910, minor permit, permit term to May 19, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	FT WAYNE UTILITIES - FORMERLY CHESTNUT HILLS WTP
Permittee as filed	CHESTNUT HILLS WATER TREATMENT
NPDES ID	IN0061727
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	September 24, 2007
Expiration date	October 31, 2012
Issuing agency	IDEM
Address	Fort Wayne, IN 46814
Receiving water	OR/WABASH R/BEAL TAYLOR DITCH/UNNMD
Subwatershed	Beal Taylor Ditch-Aboite Creek (HUC 051201011002)
SIC	4941 – Water Supply

Effluent limits and exceedances

6Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
6With a violation of any kind
1With 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
Iron, total recoverable	2	47	29	February 28, 2015	1,202% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	2	20	0
pH	2	18	0
Solids, total suspended	2	18	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	18	0
Flow, total	1	9	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0061727.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0061727.

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 IN0061727.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES IN0061727, held by Chestnut Hills Water Treatment for the Ft Wayne Utilities facility in Fort Wayne, IN, which discharges to OR/Wabash R/Beal Taylor Ditch/Unnmd. The permit is listed as Effective with a Minor discharger class, and it shows 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance. The file records issuance on September 24, 2007 and expiration on October 31, 2012, with the watershed code HUC 051201011002.