Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0003930
EAST DUBUQUE NITROGEN FERTILIZERS LLC, East Dubuque, IL: NPDES IL0003930 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EAST DUBUQUE NITROGEN FERTILIZERS LLC, held by RENTECH ENERGY MIDWEST, holds NPDES permit IL0003930, which discharges to Mississippi River. EPA’s file records it issued July 25, 2006 and expiring July 31, 2011. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | EAST DUBUQUE NITROGEN FERTILIZERS LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RENTECH ENERGY MIDWEST |
| NPDES ID | IL0003930 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 25, 2006 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2011 |
| Address | East Dubuque, IL 61025 |
| Receiving water | MISSISSIPPI RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Little Menominee River-Mississippi River (HUC 070600050205) |
| SIC | 2873 – Nitrogenous Fertilizers |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ILD052436003; ICIS-AIR source IL000085809AAA |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 7With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 10 | 10 | June 30, 2026 | 850% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 20 | 10 | 8 | June 30, 2026 | 250% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 7 | 7 | May 31, 2024 | 300% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 5 | 5 | February 28, 2002 | 55% over the limit |
| pH | 14 | 4 | 2 | January 31, 2012 | |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 65% over the limit |
| Oxidants, total residual | 2 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2001 | 160% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IL0003930.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, IL0003930.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID IL0003930 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in East Dubuque
- Every permit record in East Dubuque, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Illinois
- Every permit record in Illinois, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.