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Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Bluffton, Ohio. NPDES permit OH0020851, in force until Jan 31, 2028. Last 12 months: over a limit 6 times (last May 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Period ending | Parameter | Reported | Limit | Over by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | E. coli, MTEC-MF, weekly geometric mean | 290 | ≤ 284 MPN/100mL | 2% |
| October 2025 | Mercury, total low level, monthly average | .00185 | ≤ .000034 kg/d | 5341% |
| October 2025 | Mercury, total low level, monthly average | 742 | ≤ 4.7 ng/L | 15687% |
| November 2025 | Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia, monthly average | 1.2 | ≤ 1 tox chronic | 20% |
| December 2025 | Mercury, total low level, monthly average | 5.61 | ≤ 4.7 ng/L | 19% |
| May 2026 | Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia, monthly average | 1.2 | ≤ 1 tox chronic | 20% |
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months | Outfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | monthly average | report only (deg C) | all year | 001 |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | daily maximum | report only (deg C) | all year | 001 |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | daily minimum | ≥ 5.6 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 15.6 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | weekly maximum | ≤ 23.4 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 112 kg/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | weekly maximum | ≤ 168 kg/d | all year | 001 |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | daily maximum | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 1.4 mg/L | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 7.9 mg/L | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | weekly maximum | ≤ 2.1 mg/L | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | weekly maximum | ≤ 11.9 mg/L | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 10.1 kg/d | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 56.8 kg/d | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | weekly maximum | ≤ 15.1 kg/d | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | weekly maximum | ≤ 85.6 kg/d | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 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 |
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | ≤ 1 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | weekly maximum | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | ≤ 7.19 kg/d | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | weekly maximum | ≤ 10.8 kg/d | all year | 001 |
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nickel, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Nickel, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Zinc, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Zinc, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Lead, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Lead, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Chromium, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Chromium, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Copper, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Copper, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 001 |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | monthly geometric mean | ≤ 126 MPN/100mL | May–Oct | 001 |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | weekly geometric mean | ≤ 284 MPN/100mL | May–Oct | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 001 |
| Mercury, total low level | monthly average | ≤ 4.7 ng/L | all year | 001 |
| Mercury, total low level | daily maximum | ≤ 1700 ng/L | all year | 001 |
| Mercury, total low level | monthly average | ≤ .000034 kg/d | all year | 001 |
| Mercury, total low level | daily maximum | ≤ .012 kg/d | all year | 001 |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | monthly average | report only (tox acute) | May, Nov | 001 |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | daily maximum | report only (tox acute) | May, Nov | 001 |
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | monthly average | ≤ 1 tox chronic | May, Nov | 001 |
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | monthly average | report only (tox acute) | May, Nov | 001 |
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | daily maximum | report only (tox acute) | May, Nov | 001 |
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | monthly average | report only (tox chronic) | May, Nov | 001 |
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | daily maximum | report only (tox chronic) | May, Nov | 001 |
| pH, maximum | daily maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 001 |
| pH, minimum | daily minimum | ≥ 6.5 SU | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | ≤ 12.2 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | weekly maximum | ≤ 18.4 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | ≤ 87.7 kg/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | weekly maximum | ≤ 132 kg/d | all year | 001 |
| Overflows | monthly average | report only (occur/mo) | all year | 300 |
| Overflows | daily maximum | report only (occur/mo) | all year | 300 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | monthly average | report only (mg/kg) | Dec | 581 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia in bottom deposits | daily maximum | report only (mg/kg) | Dec | 581 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/kg) | Dec | 581 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/kg) | Dec | 581 |
| Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits | monthly average | report only (mg/kg) | Dec | 581 |
| Phosphorous, total, in bottom deposits | daily maximum | report only (mg/kg) | Dec | 581 |
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | monthly average | report only (mg/kg) | Dec | 581 |
| Potassium, in bottom deposits | daily maximum | report only (mg/kg) | Dec | 581 |
| Arsenic, dry weight | daily maximum | ≤ 75 mg/kg | Dec | 581 |
| Cadmium, in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | daily maximum | ≤ 85 mg/kg | Dec | 581 |
| Copper in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | daily maximum | ≤ 4300 mg/kg | Dec | 581 |
| Lead, total dry weight [as Pb] | daily maximum | ≤ 840 mg/kg | Dec | 581 |
| Nickel, tot in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | daily maximum | ≤ 420 mg/kg | Dec | 581 |
| Zinc in bottom deposits [dry wgt] | daily maximum | ≤ 7500 mg/kg | Dec | 581 |
| Selenium, dry weight | daily maximum | ≤ 100 mg/kg | Dec | 581 |
| Fecal coliform | daily maximum | ≤ 2000000 MPN/g | Dec | 581 |
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | monthly average | report only (dry ton) | Dec | 581 |
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | daily maximum | report only (dry ton) | Dec | 581 |
| Sludge weight, dry | monthly average | report only (dry ton) | Dec | 581 |
| Sludge weight, dry | daily maximum | report only (dry ton) | Dec | 581 |
| Mercury, tot in bot deposits [dry wgt] | daily maximum | ≤ 57 mg/kg | Dec | 581 |
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | daily maximum | ≤ 75 mg/kg | Dec | 581 |
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | monthly average | report only (dry ton) | Dec | 586 |
| Biosolids weight indluding admixtures | daily maximum | report only (dry ton) | Dec | 586 |
| Sludge weight, dry | monthly average | report only (dry ton) | Dec | 588 |
| Sludge weight, dry | daily maximum | report only (dry ton) | Dec | 588 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 601 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 601 |
| Nickel, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Nickel, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Zinc, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Zinc, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Lead, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Lead, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Chromium, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Chromium, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Copper, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Copper, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Feb, May, Jul, Nov | 601 |
| Mercury, total low level | monthly average | report only (ng/L) | all year | 601 |
| Mercury, total low level | daily maximum | report only (ng/L) | all year | 601 |
| pH, maximum | daily maximum | report only (SU) | all year | 601 |
| pH, minimum | daily minimum | report only (SU) | all year | 601 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 601 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 601 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 801 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 801 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 801 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 801 |
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 801 |
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 801 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 801 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 801 |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | monthly geometric mean | report only (MPN/100mL) | Jun–Aug | 801 |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | daily maximum | report only (MPN/100mL) | Jun–Aug | 801 |
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | monthly average | report only (%) | May, Nov | 801 |
| %Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | daily maximum | report only (%) | May, Nov | 801 |
| %Effect Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | monthly average | report only (%) | May, Nov | 801 |
| %Effect Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | daily maximum | report only (%) | May, Nov | 801 |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | monthly average | report only (%) | May, Nov | 801 |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | daily maximum | report only (%) | May, Nov | 801 |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | monthly average | report only (%) | May, Nov | 801 |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | daily maximum | report only (%) | May, Nov | 801 |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | monthly average | report only (deg C) | all year | 901 |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | daily maximum | report only (deg C) | all year | 901 |
| pH | daily minimum | report only (SU) | all year | 901 |
| pH | daily maximum | report only (SU) | all year | 901 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 901 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 901 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 901 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 901 |
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 901 |
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 901 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 901 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 901 |
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 901 |
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 901 |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | monthly geometric mean | report only (MPN/100mL) | Jun–Aug | 901 |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | daily maximum | report only (MPN/100mL) | Jun–Aug | 901 |
| Parameter | New limit | New or tighter | Median, last 12 months | × new limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow], daily maximum | 1 tox acute (May, Nov) | new | — | — |
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow], monthly average | 1 tox chronic (May, Nov) | new | — | — |
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