Record · Inspections & compliance reviews
Lima WWTP
edoc-1753487
Fields
agency
Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water
district
Northwest District Office
program
NPDES
inspection_type
compliance evaluation inspection
type_code
CEI
facility
Lima WWTP
facility_address
1200 Fort Amanda Rd., Lima, Ohio
permit_no
2PE00000
npdes_id
OH0026069
county
Allen
inspection_date
2022-02-22
report_date
2022-03-14
entry_time
10:15 AM
exit_time
2:17 PM
significant_noncompliance
yes
units_in_service
All treatment units in service other than backup units
summary
On February 22, 2022, Ohio EPA conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) of the Lima WWTP, finding the facility operating in wet weather mode with slightly turbid effluent. A significant noncompliance finding was recorded, notably that Wright Mulch/Lima Composting — the city's Class A biosolids contractor — is operating without a valid Land Application Management Plan, which expired February 28, 2022 with no renewal application received. Inspectors also noted ongoing SSO occurrences and prior deficiencies in sludge recordkeeping, and issued two recommendations addressing bypass documentation and biosolids recordkeeping compliance.
note
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inspectors
- Mallorey Smith
- Peggy Christie
facility_representatives
- Ms. Kim Furry, Plant Supervisor
- Mr. Larry Huber, Utility Field Services Supervisor
- Ms. Emily Kerber, Utility Operations Manager
- Mr. Eric Bontrager, Environmental Compliance Manager
- Mr. Shawn Dershem, Assistant Supervisor
observations
- kind finding
- text At the time of inspection, final effluent was slightly turbid and light brown with no noticeable odor.
- number 1
- deadline —
- kind finding
- text The plant was operating in wet weather mode, meaning a side stream of primary clarifier effluent was being sent to the nitrification tower for secondary treatment and blending with the final clarifier effluent.
- number 2
- deadline —
- kind finding
- text Wright Mulch/Lima Composting is contracted with the city to manage the land application of Class A biosolids. The City is required to maintain copies of the beneficial use records and has had problems getting these records from Wright Mulch. Wright Mulch is operating without a valid Land Application Management Plan. Their plan expired on February 28, 2022, and no renewal application has been received.
- number 3
- deadline —
- kind recommendation
- text Please submit documentation validating that the bypass has been eliminated so it can be removed from the permit.
- number 1
- deadline —
- kind recommendation
- text Please develop and implement procedures to ensure that the city complies with the biosolids record keeping requirements found in Ohio Administrative Code 3745-40-09 (C)(1).
- number 2
- deadline —
⚠ Gaps in the record
- TWIN CAPTURE — not the canonical reading. The portal serves this 2022-02-22 compliance evaluation inspection at two docids; edoc-1752399 is the same letter and is canonical for FIDELITY (a scan is read by the vision path alone, with nothing to check itself against). Declared in data/site/document-versions.yaml as a `v2` cluster — the two files are NOT byte-identical.
- The permit number '2PE00000' appears in the Re: block and on the inspection form as both the permit number and a field that may be a placeholder — verify against the actual permit document.
- The report form was signed by Mallorey Smith on 03/07/2022 and countersigned by Thomas Poffenbarger on 3/10/22; the transmitting letter is dated March 14, 2022 — these are distinct dates preserved as printed.
- Sludge records finding: Section I notes records were not maintained prior to June 7, 2021, and that sludge records were not maintained for a minimum of 5 years (box checked No for item f).
Where it connects
oepa/lima/edoc-1753487.inspection.yaml · p.1 · oepa