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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OH0136701

GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS INC- PLANT #1, Oberlin, OH: NPDES OH0136701 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS INC- PLANT #1, held by Green Circle Growers Inc, holds NPDES permit OH0136701, which discharges to Middle Pond. EPA’s file records it issued October 29, 2015 and expiring November 30, 2020.

GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS INC- PLANT #1, Oberlin, Ohio: Individual permit OH0136701, held by Green Circle Growers Inc; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 29, 2015, term to November 30, 2020; discharges to Middle Pond.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 18 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 50 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2017, largest 2,587% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 10 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2013, largest 167% over the limit.
  • E. coli, MTEC-MF: 4 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2018, largest 789% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2009, largest 100% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2012, largest 1,050% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2012, largest 36% over the limit.
  • pH: 6 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2012.
  • Flow rate: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Turbidity [severity]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen demand, chem. [low level] [COD]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Rainfall: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • April 9, 2025: Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge (ST6).
  • October 11, 2024: Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator (ST6).
  • October 11, 2024: WW SSO - Failure to monitor (ST6).
  • October 11, 2024: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).

GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS INC- PLANT #1 among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the East Fork Vermilion River subwatershed (HUC 041000120202), OH0136701 among them. Its county holds 52, 6 of them major permits; OH0136701 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the East Fork Vermilion River subwatershed (HUC 041000120202)

Identity

Facility as filedGREEN CIRCLE GROWERS INC- PLANT #1
Permittee as filedGreen Circle Growers Inc
NPDES IDOH0136701
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
IssuedOctober 29, 2015
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2020
AddressOberlin, OH 44074
Receiving waterMiddle Pond
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedEast Fork Vermilion River (HUC 041000120202)
SIC0181 – Ornamental Nursery Products
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler OHR000026054; ICIS-AIR source OH0000000247101010

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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]185450June 30, 20172,587% over the limit
Solids, total suspended101814June 30, 2013167% over the limit
E. coli, MTEC-MF41313December 31, 2018789% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]81111December 31, 2009100% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C077June 30, 20121,050% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]344June 30, 201236% over the limit
pH633March 31, 2012
Flow rate600
Turbidity [severity]400
Oxygen demand, chem. [low level] [COD]200
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]200
Phosphorus, total [as P]200
Rainfall200
Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C200
Sludge waste from secondary clarifiers200

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
April 9, 2025Effluent Violations - Unauthorized DischargeST6
October 11, 2024Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified OperatorST6
October 11, 2024WW SSO - Failure to monitorST6
October 11, 2024Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES OH0136701.

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 OH0136701.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES discharge permit OH0136701, held by GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS INC- PLANT #1 in Oberlin, OH, with administratively continued status and a minor discharger class. The page lists 14 pollutants under a numeric limit and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and the permit discharges to Middle Pond in the East Fork Vermilion River subwatershed (HUC 041000120202).