Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0028916
GERMANTOWN HILLS STP, VILLAGE OF, Metamora, IL: NPDES IL0028916 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GERMANTOWN HILLS STP, VILLAGE OF, held by GERMANTOWN HILLS, VILLAGE OF, holds NPDES permit IL0028916, which discharges to Burkett Hollow Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 14, 2017 and expiring November 30, 2022. 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 | GERMANTOWN HILLS STP, VILLAGE OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GERMANTOWN HILLS, VILLAGE OF |
| NPDES ID | IL0028916 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 14, 2017 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2022 |
| Address | Metamora, IL 61548 |
| Receiving water | BURKETT HOLLOW CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Funks Run-Illinois River (HUC 071300011704) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW |
| 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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 135 | 126 | October 31, 2024 | 858% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 28 | 93 | 77 | February 29, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 43 | 30 | December 31, 2025 | 315% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 10 | 7 | 4 | December 31, 2012 | 10% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2025 | 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.