AMHERST WPCC

Address

931 N LAKE ST
AMHERST, OH 44001
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County

LORAIN County

Inspections

3 · last Nov 13, 2025

Total Penalties

$0 · last Aug 25, 2004

Registry ID

110000735269

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

3

Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program	Type	Violation Date	Return to Compliance	Status
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Mar 1, 2006	Jun 30, 2006	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Mar 1, 2006	—	Open

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant	Violation	Reported	Limit	Exceedance	Period	Status
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	5.80 mg/L	6.00	+3%	Jun 2025	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	570.00 kg/d	239.00	+138%	Apr 2025	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	290.00 kg/d	199.00	+46%	Apr 2025	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	25.00 mg/L	18.00	+39%	Apr 2025	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	22.00 mg/L	15.00	+47%	Dec 2023	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	28.00 mg/L	18.00	+56%	Dec 2023	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	290.00 kg/d	199.00	+46%	Dec 2023	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	365.00 kg/d	239.00	+53%	Dec 2023	Open
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.60 mg/L	6.00	+23%	Aug 2023	Open
Mercury, total low level	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.00 kg/d	0.00	+176%	May 2018	Open
Mercury, total low level	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.00 mg/L	0.00	+146%	May 2018	Open
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.70 mg/L	6.00	+22%	May 2016	Open
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	5.40 mg/L	6.00	+10%	Feb 2016	Open
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	5.40 mg/L	6.00	+10%	Dec 2015	Open
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.30 mg/L	6.00	+28%	Jul 2015	Open
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2.10 mg/L	6.00	+65%	Jun 2015	Open
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	5.50 mg/L	6.00	+8%	Jan 2015	Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

Civil Judicial Action

Clean Water Act · Case OH-N00009986 · Aug 25, 2004

$15,000

Civil Judicial Action

Clean Water Act · Case OH-N00006386 · Feb 9, 1993

Civil Judicial Action

Clean Water Act · Case OH-N00004466 · May 30, 1991

State Administrative Order of Consent

Clean Water Act · Case OH-N00002903 · Jan 27, 1988

State Administrative Order of Consent

Clean Water Act · Case OH-N00004520 · Jan 27, 1987

Civil Judicial Action

Clean Water Act · Case OH-N00001621 · Aug 7, 1981

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