Village of Bath Wastewater Treatment Plant

Discharges into the Cohocton River, a primary drinking
water aquifer, pursuant to SPDES Permit No. NY0021431

Water testing by Sierra Club Water Sentinels at the outflow of the Bath WWTP into the Cohocton River. In 2020 the plant accepted effluent from four permitted industrial users: Bath Landfill Leachate Pre-Treatment Plant (Bath LPTP), VA Medical Center, Ira Davenport Hospital, and Mercury Aircraft. The Bath LPTP receives leachate from a number of active and closed landfills in this region, including the Hakes Landfill and directly pipes its effluent to the Bath WWTP.

2022 NYS DEC SPDES Permit Modifications

Letter from Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter requesting additional modifications to the Village of Bath SPDES permit to address PFAS issues, June 6, 2022.

Comment letter addressing PFAS issues at the plant filed by EarthJustice on behalf of Seneca Lake Guardian, June 3, 2022.

Proposed modification to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation SPDES permit for the Village Wastewater Treatment Plant, Permit Permit ID No. NY-0021431 announced in DEC's Environmental Notice Bulletin, May 4, 2022.

Proposed draft permit

NYS DEC SPDES Permit Fact Sheet, February 11, 2022.

Extension Request for Effluent Disinfection Compliance Actions (Second Request), from Village of Bath to NYS DEC, January 29, 2022.

2021 SEQRA Review

The Village of Bath, as lead agency, determined that the proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades will not have a significant adverse environmental impact. The action involves various upgrades to existing facilities at the Village of Bath Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in order to meet new discharge permit requirements, increase the treatment capacity of the WWTP and replace aging equipment. In addition, the project includes the construction of new facilities to incorporate membrane bioreactor technology into the treatment process. Negative Declaration announced in DEC's Environmental Notice Bulletin, September 29, 2021.

US EPA Study

Comparative Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Analysis of Bath Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades, EPA Presentation, Northeast Residuals & Biosolids Conference 2017, October 25-27, 2017.

Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Analysis of Bath, NY Wastewater Treatment Plant: Potential Upgrade Implications, US EPA, June 2017.

Permits and Reports

SPDES Permit ID: NY-0021431
Effective Date: 10/01/2020, Expiration Date: 9/30/2025

Village of Bath Resolution for Bond for WWTP, Board Minutes, June 21, 2021.

2020 FAST Report to NYS DEC on Significant Industrial Users, November 6, 2021.

2019 FAST Report to NYS DEC on Significant Industrial Users, October 30, 2020.

2018 FAST Report to NYS DEC on Significant Industrial Users, October 22, 2019.

Village of Bath SEQR Resolution for WWTP Upgrades, Board Minutes, January 16, 2018.

Septage Hauler Records, October 2015.

SPDES Permit under 6 NYCRR 750: SPDES Permit No. NY0021431, DEC No. 8-4624-00006-00001, effective 07/01/07, modified 10/31/08, expiration 06/30/12

Application for Renewal Permit, dated March 2012, Significant Industrial Users, p. 7.

2012 Annual Inspection Report, dated August 1, 2012.

2011 EPA Domestic Sludge Report, dated February 7, 2012.

September 2012 NPDES Discharge Monitoring Report, dated 09/25/12.

Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Requirements Report, dated August 2009.

The minutes of the May 1, 2012, joint meeting of the Municipal Utility Commission of the Village of Bath and the Village of Bath Board of Trustees state that, "The MUC also addressed Steuben County Department of Public Works request to modify their SIU agreement to include leachate from Casella Waste Systems Hyland Landfill in Angelica, the Bath Transfer Station, and Casella Ontario County Landfill. The County has determined the leachate from these facilities are compatible with their pre-treatment process and will not change the daily flows established in the Industrial User Permit. Motion by Commissioner Sweet and seconded by Commissioner Bonicave to approve this modification request. Passed unanimously."

Industrial User Permits Issued by the Village of Bath to the Steuben County Leachate Pre-treatment Plant

2012	2008	2004	2000
2011	2007	2003	1999
2010	2006	2002	1998
2009	2005	2001	1997

Media Coverage

DEC: Bath wastewater plant took in too much sewage, by Jeffery Smith, The Corning Leader, September 20 2015.

Bath wastewater treatment upgrades may begin soon, by Jeffery Smith, The Corning Leader, August 24, 2015.

Other Materials

Village of Bath Annual Water Quality Report, 2020.

Village of Bath Annual Water Quality Report, 2018.

Village of Bath Annual Water Quality Report, 2016.

Village of Bath Annual Water Quality Report, 2011.

Village of Bath Sewer Use Law (PDF).