Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0020087
GENEVA WWTP, Geneva, IL: NPDES IL0020087 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GENEVA WWTP, held by GENEVA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit IL0020087, which discharges to Fox River. EPA’s file records it issued January 8, 2015 and expiring December 31, 2017. 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 | GENEVA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GENEVA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | IL0020087 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 8, 2015 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2017 |
| Address | Geneva, IL 60134 |
| Receiving water | FOX RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Rock Run-Illinois and Michigan Canal (HUC 071200040809) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 40Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 30With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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] | 11 | 57 | 49 | April 30, 2025 | 1,208% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 13 | 9 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 4 | 4 | April 30, 2020 | 103% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2026 | 103% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 7 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2026 | 2% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| April 21, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| May 7, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| December 26, 2024 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
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.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.