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Cheese, Natural And Processed, Hancock, Maryland. NPDES permit MD0063592, in force until Apr 30, 2028. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last May 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Period ending | Outfall | Parameter | Reported | Limit | Over by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 001 | BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, maximum monthly average | 23.6 mg/L | ≤ 20 mg/L | 18% |
| May 2026 | 002 | Oil & Grease, daily maximum | 19 mg/L | ≤ 15 mg/L | 27% |
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months | Outfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | maximum monthly average | ≤ 20 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | maximum monthly average | ≤ 20 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6.5 SU | all year | 001 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6.5 SU | all year | 001 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 8.5 SU | all year | 001 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 8.5 SU | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 60 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 60 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | annual maximum | ≤ 7667 lb/yr | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | annual maximum | ≤ 7667 lb/yr | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/mo) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/mo) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | annual maximum | report only (lb/yr) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | annual maximum | report only (lb/yr) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (lb/mo) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (lb/mo) | all year | 001 |
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. F | maximum | ≤ 0 deg F | all year | 001 |
| Temp. diff. between up/down stream deg. F | maximum | ≤ 0 deg F | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | maximum monthly average | report only (gal/d) | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | maximum monthly average | report only (gal/d) | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6.5 SU | all year | 002 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6.5 SU | all year | 002 |
| pH | daily maximum | ≤ 8.5 SU | all year | 002 |
| pH | daily maximum | ≤ 8.5 SU | all year | 002 |
| Oil & Grease | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Oil & Grease | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | ≤ 15 mg/L | all year | 002 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | ≤ 15 mg/L | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | annual maximum | report only (lb/yr) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | annual maximum | report only (lb/yr) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/mo) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/mo) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | annual maximum | report only (lb/yr) | all year | 002 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | annual maximum | report only (lb/yr) | all year | 002 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (lb/mo) | all year | 002 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (lb/mo) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 35213 gal/d | Mar | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 35213 gal/d | Mar | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 45935 gal/d | Nov | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 45935 gal/d | Nov | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 33943 gal/d | Feb | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 33943 gal/d | Feb | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 38892 gal/d | Dec | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 38892 gal/d | Dec | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 106339 gal/d | Sep | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 106339 gal/d | Sep | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 28380 gal/d | Jan | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 28380 gal/d | Jan | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 77608 gal/d | May | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 77608 gal/d | May | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 106339 gal/d | Aug | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 106339 gal/d | Aug | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 107168 gal/d | Jun | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 107168 gal/d | Jun | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 53584 gal/d | Apr | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 53584 gal/d | Apr | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 109915 gal/d | Jul | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 109915 gal/d | Jul | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 78615 gal/d | Oct | 002 |
| Flow | maximum monthly average | ≤ 78615 gal/d | Oct | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Mar | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Mar | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Nov | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Nov | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Feb | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Feb | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Dec | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Dec | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Sep | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Sep | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Jan | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Jan | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | May | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | May | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Aug | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Aug | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Jun | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Jun | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Apr | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Apr | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Jul | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Jul | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Oct | 002 |
| Flow | daily maximum | report only (gal/d) | Oct | 002 |
| pH | value | report only (SU) | all year | MW1 |
| pH | value | report only (SU) | all year | MW1 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | maximum value | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | MW1 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | maximum value | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | MW1 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | maximum value | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | MW1 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | maximum value | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | MW1 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | value | report only (mg/L) | all year | MW1 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | value | report only (mg/L) | all year | MW1 |
| Phosphate, total [as PO4] | value | report only (mg/L) | all year | MW1 |
| Phosphate, total [as PO4] | value | report only (mg/L) | all year | MW1 |
| pH | value | report only (SU) | all year | MW2 |
| pH | value | report only (SU) | all year | MW2 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | maximum value | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | MW2 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | maximum value | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | MW2 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | maximum value | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | MW2 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | maximum value | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | MW2 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | value | report only (mg/L) | all year | MW2 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | value | report only (mg/L) | all year | MW2 |
| Phosphate, total [as PO4] | value | report only (mg/L) | all year | MW2 |
| Phosphate, total [as PO4] | value | report only (mg/L) | all year | MW2 |
Cited limits by parameter: Maryland's rules and the federal ones.
Same industry: the 9 Food and Kindred Products permits in Maryland.
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