Record · Inspections & compliance reviews
City of Lima WWTP
edoc-1851472
Fields
agency
Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water
district
Northwest District Office
program
Pretreatment
inspection_type
Pretreatment Audit
type_code
Audit
facility
City of Lima WWTP
facility_address
1200 Fort Amanda Road, Lima, OH 45804
permit_no
2PE00000
npdes_id
OH0026069
county
Allen
inspection_date
2017-02-28
report_date
2017-03-17
entry_time
—
exit_time
—
significant_noncompliance
no
units_in_service
—
summary
On February 28, 2017, Ohio EPA conducted a Pretreatment Audit of the City of Lima's approved Pretreatment program, including a file review and site inspections of two industrial users (Ford Motor Company and Dana Holding Corporation). All industrial user inspections and sampling requirements were found to be carried out, and the implementation of Lima's approved pretreatment program was determined to remain satisfactory. Both industrial users reviewed were found to be in compliance.
note
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inspectors
- Peggy B. Christie, Environmental Engineer, Ohio EPA/NWDO
facility_representatives
- David Schnipke, Environmental Compliance Manager, City of Lima
- James R. Bookman, Industrial Monitoring and Laboratory Chief, City of Lima
- Rob Flinn, Industrial Monitoring Technician, City of Lima
observations
- kind finding
- text CA Pretreatment Program Modifications: Currently no modifications are pending. No required or recommended action identified.
- number A
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- kind finding
- text Legal Authority – Minimum legal authority requirements: SUO updated and approved by Council on June 23, 2014. No issues identified.
- number B1
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- text Legal Authority – Adequate multi-jurisdictional agreements: Written agreement with Allen County. No issues identified.
- number B2
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- text IU Characterization – Identify and categorize IUs: No issues identified.
- number C
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- text Control Mechanism – Issuance of individual control mechanisms to all SIUs: IU permits are effective. No issues identified.
- number D1
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- text Control Mechanism – Adequate control mechanisms: Control mechanisms are effective. No issues identified.
- number D2
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- text Control Mechanism – Adequate control of trucked, railed, and dedicated pipe wastes: Yes, adequate control in place. No issues identified.
- number D3
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- kind finding
- text Application of Pretreatment Standards and Requirements – Appropriately categorize, notify, and apply all applicable pretreatment standards: Yes. No issues identified.
- number E1
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- kind finding
- text Application of Pretreatment Standards and Requirements – Basis and adequacy of local limits: Ohio EPA approved local limits. No issues identified.
- number E2
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- text Compliance Monitoring – Adequate sampling and inspection frequency: Yes. No issues identified.
- number F1
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- text Compliance Monitoring – Adequate inspections: Yes. No issues identified.
- number F2
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- text Compliance Monitoring – Adequate IU self-monitoring: No issues identified.
- number F3
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- text Compliance Monitoring – Notification of changed and hazardous waste discharges: No issues identified.
- number F4
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- text Compliance Monitoring – Evaluate the need for SIUs to develop slug discharge control plans: Evaluated during annual inspections. No issues identified.
- number F5
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- text Compliance Monitoring – Monitor to demonstrate continued compliance and resampling after violations: No issues identified.
- number F6
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- text Enforcement – Appropriate application of 'significant noncompliance' definition: No issues identified.
- number G1
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- text Enforcement – Develop and implement an ERP: No issues identified.
- number G2
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- text Enforcement – Annually publish a list of IUs in SNC: No issues identified.
- number G3
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- text Enforcement – Effective enforcement: No issues identified.
- number G4
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- text Data Management/Public Participation – Effective data management/public participation: No issues identified.
- number H
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- text Resources – Adequate resources: No issues identified. Approximately 19 personnel available for implementing the program.
- number I
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- text Environmental Effectiveness/Pollution Prevention – Documentation of environmental improvements/effectiveness: Yes.
- number J1
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- text Environmental Effectiveness/Pollution Prevention – Integration of pollution prevention: No issues identified.
- number J2
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- text Additional Evaluations/Information: No issues identified.
- number K
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- kind finding
- text Ford Motor Company (1155 Bible Road, Lima, Ohio), Non-categorical SIU, manufacturer of automotive engines: In compliance. Average process flow 100,000–120,000 gpd. Sanitary is discharged through a separate line. Ford uses a modified Windsor process to treat wastewater to remove oil and precipitate metals. Coolant water is sent to filters and reused.
- number IU-1
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- kind finding
- text Dana Holding Corporation (777 Bible Road, Lima, OH 45801-2025), Non-SIU, manufactures driveshafts for the automotive industry: In compliance. Average total flow 1,300 gpd. Facility now hauls all process wastewater off-site to Valicor for recycling; only discharges sanitary wastewater to the City. City noted that the containment pit around the hauled wastewater tanks had some oily waste and trash. Older file references notification of SNC and publication in paper, but the facility is currently in compliance.
- number IU-2
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⚠ Gaps in the record
- Document is a scanned image with an embedded OCR text layer that contains frequent digit and character errors; all names, numbers, and dates were verified against the image.
- The Facility Evaluation boxes on the inspection form are marked 'See inspection letter' rather than S/M/U ratings; no individual box scores were recorded.
- Reviewer signature date reads 3/16/17 (Thomas Poffenbarger, P.E.).
Where it connects
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