NPDES IA0024562 · Clean Water Act
EMERSON CITY OF STP, Emerson, IA: NPDES IA0024562 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
EMERSON CITY OF STP, Emerson, Iowa: Individual permit IA0024562, held by CITY OF EMERSON; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued November 1, 2012, term to October 31, 2017, by STA; Sewage Treatment Facilities.
3 of the 6 pollutants listed for NPDES IA0024562 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- pH: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2019.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 164% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 120% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits.
- E. coli: 3 limits.
- Depth of pond or reservoir in feet: 3 limits.
Iowa holds 734 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 74 were issued before IA0024562.
Coverages issued nearest IA0024562
- 2012-07-01: COLO CITY OF STP, Colo: IA0047759, held by CITY OF COLO
- 2012-07-01: WELDON CITY OF STP, Weldon: IA0069167, held by CITY OF WELDON
- 2012-07-01: THAYER CITY OF STP, Thayer: IA0079936, held by SOUTHERN IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION
- 2012-07-01: STOUT CITY OF STP, Stout: IA0084107, held by IOWA REGIONAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
- 2012-08-01: ARCADIA CITY OF STP, Arcadia: IA0031208, held by CITY OF ARCADIA
- 2012-12-01: CLARION, CITY OF STP, Clarion: IA0030945, held by CITY OF CLARION
- 2012-12-01: MILLERSBURG CITY OF (POWESHIEK WATER ASSN), North English: IA0077283, held by POWESHIEK WATER ASSOCIATION
- 2013-02-01: MARTENSDALE CITY OF STP, Martensdale: IA0031836, held by CITY OF MARTENSDALE
- 2013-05-01: BERNARD, CITY OF-STP, Bernard: IA0076856, held by CITY OF BERNARD
- 2013-10-01: ST. ANTHONY CITY OF (IRUA), Saint Anthony: IA0077291, held by IOWA REGIONAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
EMERSON CITY OF STP among its neighbors
1 discharge permits are in the Lower Indian Creek subwatershed (HUC 102400020402); IA0024562 is one. Its county: 7, 1 major; IA0024562 is minor permit.
Identity
| Facility | EMERSON CITY OF STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | CITY OF EMERSON |
| NPDES ID | IA0024562 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Minor |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 1, 2012 |
| Expires | October 31, 2017 |
| Agency | STA |
| Address | Emerson, IA 51533 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Indian Creek (HUC 102400020402) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
NPDES IA0024562: effluent limits and exceedances
EMERSON CITY OF STP (NPDES IA0024562): 6 pollutants on file, 6 limited; 3 with a violation of any kind, 3 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 21 | 13 | October 31, 2019 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 29 | 9 | June 30, 2025 | 164% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 23 | 4 | December 31, 2025 | 120% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Depth of pond or reservoir in feet | 3 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES IA0024562: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES IA0024562 (EMERSON CITY OF STP): no single-event violation, inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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NPDES IA0024562: one email when its EPA record changes — $99/month.
Permits near NPDES IA0024562
NPDES IA0024562: 6 pollutant rows, 0 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.