SMITHFIELD WWTP, Smithfield, OH: NPDES OH0050148 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SMITHFIELD WWTP, Smithfield, Ohio: Individual permit OH0050148, held by Jefferson County Water & Sewer; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued December 7, 2017, term to December 31, 2022; discharges to Crow Hollow.

17 of the 41 pollutants listed for NPDES OH0050148 have no violation or effluent exceedance.

• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 289 violations of any kind, 289 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 424,715% over the limit.
• Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 125 violations of any kind, 125 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 175,900% over the limit.
• E. coli, MTEC-MF: 6 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 62 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 99,999% over the limit.
• BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 53 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2016, largest 1,602,890% over the limit.
• Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 0 limits, 51 violations of any kind, 51 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2017, largest 99,999% over the limit.
• Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 46 violations of any kind, 45 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2021, largest 26,216% over the limit.
• Mercury, total low level: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind.
• Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
• pH: 6 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
• Biosolids weight indluding admixtures: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
• Mercury, tot in bot deposits [dry wgt]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
• Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind.
• Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Arsenic, dry weight: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
• Cadmium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
• Copper in bottom deposits [dry wgt]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
• Lead, total dry weight [as Pb]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
• Nickel, tot in bottom deposits [dry wgt]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
• Zinc in bottom deposits [dry wgt]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
• Selenium, dry weight: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
• Fecal coliform: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
• Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 2 limits.
• Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits.
• Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits.
• Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits: 2 limits.
• Potassium, in bottom deposits: 2 limits.
• Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits.
• Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits.
• Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits.
• Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits.
• Chromium, total recoverable: 2 limits.
• Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits.
• Rainfall: 2 limits.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits.
• Sludge weight, dry: 2 limits.
• Overflows: 2 limits.
• Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers: 2 limits.
• Fecal coliform in sludge, CFU/gram: 1 limit.

• December 1, 2023: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
• December 8, 2022: Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application (ST6).

Ohio holds 687 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 236 were issued before OH0050148. Jefferson County Water & Sewer holds 2 permits in Ohio.

Other permits held by Jefferson County Water & Sewer

• AMSTERDAM AREA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Amsterdam: OH0145157, issued 2023-01-12

Coverages issued nearest OH0050148

• 2017-11-15: NILES WWTP, Niles: OH0026743, held by Niles, City of
• 2017-11-16: WALNUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Ashville: OH0130800, held by Teays Valley Local Schl Dist
• 2017-11-24: LANCASTER WPCF, Lancaster: OH0026026, held by Lancaster, City of Municipal Bldg
• 2017-11-27: RUSSELL PARK WWTP, Russell: OH0028860, held by Geauga Co Comm Dept of Water Resources
• 2017-12-06: MADISON CO SEWER DIST NO 1, London: OH0102041, held by Madison County Engineers
• 2017-12-13: BRUEWER WOODWORK MFG CO, Cleves: OH0118931, held by Bruewer Woodwork Mfg Co
• 2017-12-13: WEST MANCHESTER WWTP, West Manchester: OH0127540, held by West Manchester, Village of
• 2017-12-15: OAK HILL WWTP, Oak Hill: OH0026859, held by Oak Hill, Village of
• 2017-12-15: SCIOTOVILLE WWTP, Portsmouth: OH0027201, held by Portsmouth City of
• 2017-12-15: SUGARCREEK WWTP, Sugarcreek: OH0027618, held by Sugarcreek Village of

SMITHFIELD WWTP among its neighbors

2 discharge permits are in the Dry Fork-Short Creek subwatershed (HUC 050301060207); OH0050148 is one. Its county: 31, 2 major; OH0050148 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Dry Fork-Short Creek subwatershed (HUC 050301060207)

• BUCKEYE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, Rayland: OH0107603, minor, term to 2029-12-31