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

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

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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