Record · Inspections & compliance reviews
Lima WWTP
edoc-1752399
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
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summary
Ohio EPA conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) of the Lima WWTP on February 22, 2022. The plant was operating in wet weather mode at the time of the visit, with final effluent slightly turbid but without noticeable odor. A significant finding was that Wright Mulch/Lima Composting, the city's Class A biosolids contractor, was operating without a valid Land Application Management Plan (expired February 28, 2022), and the facility had ongoing difficulty obtaining required beneficial use records; the inspection was marked as Significant Non-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
- The mailing address on the letter (50 Town Square, Lima, Ohio 45801) differs from the facility address on the inspection form (1200 Fort Amanda Rd., Lima, Ohio); facility_address is recorded from the inspection form as the physical plant location.
- Report date of 2022-03-14 is from the transmittal letter; the inspection form itself is signed/dated 03/07/2022 (Mallorey Smith) and 3/10/22 (Thomas Poffenbarger), which are intermediate dates not used here.
- OCR text layer flagged as unreliable; all key values verified against the document images.
Where it connects
oepa/lima/edoc-1752399.inspection.yaml · p.1 · oepa