Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0075191
GALENA SOUTH WWTF, Galena, IL: NPDES IL0075191 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 31Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GALENA SOUTH WWTF, held by GALENA, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit IL0075191, which discharges to Galena River. EPA’s file records it issued September 25, 2019 and expiring September 30, 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 | GALENA SOUTH WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GALENA, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | IL0075191 |
| 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 25, 2019 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2024 |
| Address | Galena, IL 61036 |
| Receiving water | GALENA RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Galena River (HUC 070600050307) |
| 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
- 35Pollutants on file
- 31Under a numeric limit
- 32With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 106 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 94 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 22 | 78 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 76 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES IL0075191.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| September 24, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | ST6 |
| March 14, 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.