Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0031704
WEST FRANKFORT STP, CITY OF, West Frankfort, IL: NPDES IL0031704 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WEST FRANKFORT STP, CITY OF, held by WEST FRANKFORT, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit IL0031704, which discharges to Big Dtch To Middle Frk Of Big Muddy. EPA’s file records it issued September 13, 2011 and expiring September 30, 2016. 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 | WEST FRANKFORT STP, CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WEST FRANKFORT, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | IL0031704 |
| 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 | September 13, 2011 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2016 |
| Address | West Frankfort, IL 62896 |
| Receiving water | BIG DTCH TO MIDDLE FRK OF BIG MUDDY |
| Subwatershed | Green River-Middle Fork Big Muddy River (HUC 071401060410) |
| 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
- 32Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 32With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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] | 96 | 44 | 32 | October 31, 2017 | 2,033% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 40 | 28 | October 31, 2017 | 423% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 35 | 23 | November 30, 2022 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 37 | 19 | January 31, 2019 | 250% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 10 | 20 | 13 | August 31, 2017 | 100% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 15 | 9 | September 30, 2017 | 3,999,900% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| February 15, 2025 | Wet-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.