Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0028592
METRO EAST FACILITY SANITARY DISTRICT, East Saint Louis, IL: NPDES IL0028592 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
METRO EAST FACILITY SANITARY DISTRICT, held by METRO EAST SANITARY DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit IL0028592, which discharges to Mississippi River. EPA’s file records it issued September 15, 2015 and expiring August 31, 2020. 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 | METRO EAST FACILITY SANITARY DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | METRO EAST SANITARY DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | IL0028592 |
| 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 |
| Program | Combined sewer overflows |
| Issued | September 15, 2015 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2020 |
| Address | East Saint Louis, IL 62040 |
| Receiving water | MISSISSIPPI RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Schoenberger Creek-Mississippi River (HUC 071401010403) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, CSO |
| 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
- 4Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 1With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 3 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES IL0028592.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 29, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 22, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 11, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 10, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | 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.