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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ILR10ZGIN

SWITCHGRASS SOLAR, Williston, IL: NPDES ILR10ZGIN discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SWITCHGRASS SOLAR, held by Hanwha QCells USA Inc., holds NPDES permit ILR10ZGIN. EPA’s file records it issued February 7, 2026 and expiring August 31, 2028. 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.

What the register holds for SWITCHGRASS SOLAR: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Williston, Illinois. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES ILR10ZGIN.

Identity

Facility as filedSWITCHGRASS SOLAR
Permittee as filedHanwha QCells USA Inc.
NPDES IDILR10ZGIN
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
ProgramConstruction stormwater
IssuedFebruary 7, 2026
Expiration dateAugust 31, 2028
Issuing agencyIEPA
AddressWilliston, IL 62080
SubwatershedAsh Creek (HUC 071402020601)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES ILR10ZGIN.

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

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ILR10ZGIN.

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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Nearby on the register

Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

Williston has 1 storm water construction permit on EPA's NPDES register, counting SWITCHGRASS SOLAR. The Ash Creek subwatershed contains 2 NPDES permits, including this permit.