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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0131997

HOUSTON HS, Houston, OH: NPDES OH0131997 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HOUSTON HS, held by Hardin Houston Local Sch Dist, holds NPDES permit OH0131997, which discharges to Ninemile Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 18, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022.

HOUSTON HS, Houston, Ohio: Individual permit OH0131997, held by Hardin Houston Local Sch Dist; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 18, 2017, term to August 31, 2022; discharges to Ninemile Creek.

  • Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 19 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2010, largest 505% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2013, largest 977% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2003.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 15 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2013, largest 38% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2006, largest 17% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 53 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2007, largest 47% over the limit.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Turbidity [severity]: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli, MTEC-MF: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

HOUSTON HS among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Nine Mile Creek subwatershed (HUC 050800010601), OH0131997 among them. Its county holds 15, 1 of them major permits; OH0131997 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Nine Mile Creek subwatershed (HUC 050800010601)

  • RUSSIA WWTP, Russia: OH0115444, minor permit, discharging to Nine Mile Creek, permit term to January 31, 2020

Identity

Facility as filedHOUSTON HS
Permittee as filedHardin Houston Local Sch Dist
NPDES IDOH0131997
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJuly 18, 2017
Expiration dateAugust 31, 2022
AddressHouston, OH 45333
Receiving waterNinemile Creek
SubwatershedNine Mile Creek (HUC 050800010601)
SIC8211 – Elementary And Secondary Schools
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler OHR000147678

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Chlorine, total residual11912September 30, 2010505% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]8564January 31, 2013977% over the limit
pH2282October 31, 2003
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]1152July 31, 201338% over the limit
Solids, total suspended4531January 31, 200617% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]4531September 30, 200747% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade2260
Turbidity [severity]2260
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2260
E. coli, MTEC-MF2140
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]280
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]280
Phosphorus, total [as P]280
Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers220

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES OH0131997.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES OH0131997.

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 OH0131997.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES OH0131997 for HOUSTON HS in Houston, OH, held by Hardin Houston Local Sch Dist and discharging to Ninemile Creek, with the permit status shown as administratively continued and a minor discharger class. The page lists 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.