Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0047741
MWRDGC- JAMES KIRIE WRP, Des Plaines, IL: NPDES IL0047741 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MWRDGC- JAMES KIRIE WRP, held by METRO WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO, holds NPDES permit IL0047741, which discharges to Higgins Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 19, 2004 and expiring July 31, 2009. 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 | MWRDGC- JAMES KIRIE WRP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | METRO WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO |
| NPDES ID | IL0047741 |
| 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 | July 19, 2004 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2009 |
| Address | Des Plaines, IL 60018 |
| Receiving water | HIGGINS CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Willow Creek (HUC 071200040504) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ILD000870824; ICIS-AIR source IL000031063AGD |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 23 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 11 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 128 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, dissolved | 0 | 1 | 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 | ||
| Duration | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES IL0047741.
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 14, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO 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 September 15, 2026.