Record · Enforcement
correspondence (extension request letter)
edoc-2710530
Fields
agency
U.S. EPA Region V / Ohio EPA
instrument
correspondence (extension request letter)
case_no
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respondent
City of Lima, Ohio
facility
City of Lima Wastewater Treatment Plant (Nitrification Towers)
permit_no
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issued_date
2019-05-30
effective_date
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supersedes
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penalty_usd
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stipulated_penalties
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status
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summary
The City of Lima, Ohio, through its Director of Utilities, wrote to U.S. EPA Region V and Ohio EPA on May 30, 2019, requesting a one-year extension of the Nitrification Towers sampling period under Appendix C of the applicable Consent Decree — from August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020 — because the original July 2018–July 2019 period produced insufficient wet-weather sampling events to evaluate tower performance. The letter details the operational complications (bearing failure, seeding issues, sewer detention problems, flow-meter uncertainties, and limited peak wet-weather events) that prevented adequate data collection, and provides effluent quality data from the four peak wet-weather tests conducted between February and May 2019.
note
The City's 2019-05-30 letter REQUESTS a one-year extension of the Appendix C nitrification-tower sampling period. A request does not modify or extend the Consent Decree; USEPA/OEPA granted it on 2019-06-20 (per progress report edoc-1104344). `supersedes` is null: the decree stayed in force throughout.
obligations
- requirement One-year sampling period to determine compliance with Performance Criteria applicable to the Nitrification Towers (original period per Appendix C of the Consent Decree)
- deadline 2019-07-31
- status Extension requested — original period deemed insufficient due to inadequate wet weather sampling events
- requirement Requested one-year extension of Nitrification Towers sampling period to determine compliance with Performance Criteria (August 1, 2019 through July 31, 2020)
- deadline 2020-07-31
- status Requested — pending EPA and Ohio EPA approval
⚠ Gaps in the record
- Case/civil-action number for the underlying Consent Decree is not stated in this letter — only referenced generically as 'the Consent Decree among the United States, the State of Ohio and the City of Lima'.
- No penalty or stipulated-penalty figures appear in this correspondence document.
- This is a request letter from the respondent, not an order issued by the agency; approval status is unknown from this page alone.
Where it connects
oepa/lima/edoc-2710530.order.yaml · p.1 · oepa