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First Quality Tissue Midwest, LLC

Paper Mills, Defiance, Ohio. NPDES permit OH0151754, in force until Dec 31, 2030. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 20 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (34 values), outfall 801 form A monthly (6 values), outfall 802 form A monthly (4 values), outfall 901 form A monthly (9 values)
Last report on file
September 2026

Limits in force (53)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Temperature, water deg. centigrademonthly averagereport only (deg C)all year001
Temperature, water deg. centigradedaily maximumreport only (deg C)all year001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 65 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 130 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 1200 kg/dall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximum≤ 2400 kg/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 53 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 105 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 960 kg/dall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 1900 kg/dall year001
Oil and grease, hexane extr methoddaily maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ .5 mg/Lall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximum≤ .75 mg/Lall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 9.1 kg/dall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximum≤ 14 kg/dall year001
Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiamonthly averagereport only (tox acute)Sep001
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximumreport only (tox acute)Sep001
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]monthly averagereport only (tox acute)Sep001
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximumreport only (tox acute)Sep001
pH, maximumdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
pH, minimumdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year001
Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year801
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year801
%Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubiamonthly averagereport only (%)Sep801
%Effect Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximumreport only (%)Sep801
%Effect Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelasmonthly averagereport only (%)Sep801
%Effect Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelasdaily maximumreport only (%)Sep801
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year802
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year802
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year802
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year802
Temperature, water deg. centigrademonthly averagereport only (deg C)all year901
Temperature, water deg. centigradedaily maximumreport only (deg C)all year901
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimumreport only (mg/L)all year901
pHdaily minimumreport only (SU)all year901
pHdaily maximumreport only (SU)all year901
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year901
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year901
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year901
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year901

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: Ohio's rules and the federal ones.

Same industry: the 8 Paper and Allied Products permits in Ohio.

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