Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0029734
MARION-WRF, CITY OF, Marion, IL: NPDES IL0029734 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 32Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MARION-WRF, CITY OF, held by MARION, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit IL0029734, which discharges to West End Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 20, 2020 and expiring May 31, 2025. 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 | MARION-WRF, CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MARION, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | IL0029734 |
| 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 | May 20, 2020 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2025 |
| Address | Marion, IL 62959 |
| Receiving water | WEST END CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Limb Branch-Crab Orchard Creek (HUC 071401060802) |
| 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
- 34Pollutants on file
- 32Under a numeric limit
- 16With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 12 | 9 | July 31, 2012 | 3,542% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 15 | 7 | June 30, 2026 | 45% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 19 | 5 | January 31, 2005 | 57% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 22 | 15 | 5 | April 30, 2021 | 200% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2006 | 73% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 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
- 92Single-event violations
The newest 50 of 92.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| August 6, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| August 6, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| August 6, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| August 6, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| August 6, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 11, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 11, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 11, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 11, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 11, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 11, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 4, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| May 25, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 7, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 7, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 7, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 7, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 7, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 4, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 4, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 4, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 4, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 4, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| September 22, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| September 22, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 19, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 19, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 19, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 19, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 17, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 17, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 17, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 17, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 6, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 6, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 6, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 6, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 6, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| May 28, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| May 12, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 5, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
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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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