Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0030741
ROCHELLE WATER RECLAMATION, CITY OF, Rochelle, IL: NPDES IL0030741 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 31Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ROCHELLE WATER RECLAMATION, CITY OF, held by ROCHELLE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit IL0030741, which discharges to Kyte River. EPA’s file records it issued August 13, 2019 and expiring August 31, 2024. 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 | ROCHELLE WATER RECLAMATION, CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ROCHELLE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | IL0030741 |
| 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 | August 13, 2019 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2024 |
| Address | Rochelle, IL 61068 |
| Receiving water | KYTE RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Town of Flagg Center-Kyte River (HUC 070900050304) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ILD984915884 |
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
- 31Pollutants on file
- 31Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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] | 12 | 29 | 21 | May 31, 2019 | 365% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 4 | 3 | October 31, 2020 | 59% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 12 | 2 | April 30, 2019 | 242% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 2017 | 6% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2009 | 5% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 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 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| January 27, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| August 15, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no 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.