Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0035092
NSWRD-GURNEE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Gurnee, IL: NPDES IL0035092 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NSWRD-GURNEE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, held by NORTH SHORE SANITARY DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit IL0035092, which discharges to Des Plaines Rvr, Lk Michigan (0200). EPA’s file records it issued October 19, 2006 and expiring November 30, 2011. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | NSWRD-GURNEE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NORTH SHORE SANITARY DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | IL0035092 |
| 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 | October 19, 2006 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2011 |
| Address | Gurnee, IL 60031 |
| Receiving water | DES PLAINES RVR, LK MICHIGAN (0200) |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Waukegan River-Frontal Lake Michigan (HUC 040400020501) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ILR000121913 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 3 | 10 | 10 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2019 | 220% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2002 | 5% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 64 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | 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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