Village of Bath Wastewater Treatment Plant
Operated by Bath Electric, Gas and Water Systems, 7 South Ave., Bath, NY 14810
Discharges into the Cohocton River pursuant to SPDES Permit No. NY0021431
Accepts effluent from five permitted industrial users: Philips Lighting Co., VA Medical
Center,
Steuben County DPW Leachate Pre-treatment Plant, Ira Davenport Hospital, Mercury
Aircraft, Inc. and one permitted waste transporter, Dickson Environmental Service
Permit and Reports
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
Applicable Laws
New York State
Chapter X - Division of Water,
Subchapter A.: General
Article 2: Classes and Standards of Quality and Purity
Part 750: General, 6 NYCRR 750
Statutory authority: Environmental Conservation Law (ECL) Article 3, Title 3; Article
15; Article 17, Titles 3, 5, 7, 8; Article 21; Article 70, Title 1; Article 71, Title
19. New York State Penal Code, Articles 175 and 210. Public Health Law, Section 502.
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.)
Subpart 750-01: Obtaining
A SPDES Permit
Subpart 750-02: Operating
In Accordance With A SPDES Permit
Village of Bath
Village of Bath Sewer Use Law (PDF)
Other Materials
Village of Bath Annual Water Quality Report, 2011
Technical
Factsheet on Barium, EPA. This fact sheet is part of the
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
Drinking Water Standards for Barium:
MCLG: 2 mg/l
MCL: 2 mg/l
HAL(child): none
Strontium web
page, EPA.
EPA uses its Safe Drinking Water Act authority to establish maximum contaminant levels
(MCLs) for beta emitters, such as strontium-90, in public drinking water. The MCL for beta
emitters is 4 millirem per year or 8 picoCuries per liter of water.
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