Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0020087

LAPEL WWTP, Lapel, IN: NPDES IN0020087 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
21Pollutants under a numeric limit
7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

LAPEL WWTP holds NPDES permit IN0020087, which discharges to West Fk White R. Via Stoney Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 13, 2021 and expiring July 31, 2026.

LAPEL WWTP, Lapel, Indiana: Individual permit IN0020087; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 13, 2021, term to July 31, 2026, by IDEM; discharges to WEST FK WHITE R. VIA STONEY CREEK.

Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 64 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 1,548% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 60 violations of any kind, 36 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2024, largest 498% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 36 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2005, largest 1,550% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 32 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2014, largest 90% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2008, largest 173% over the limit.
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 330% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, total: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, dry weight: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, dry weight: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Number of Events: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 526 were issued before IN0020087.

Coverages issued nearest IN0020087

April 15, 2021: GOSHEN WWTP, Goshen, IN0025755, held by GOSHEN WWTP
April 21, 2021: PONETO WWTP, Poneto, IN0059048
April 28, 2021: ANDREWS WWTP, TOWN OF, Andrews, IN0022268
April 28, 2021: SOUTH HENRY RWD WWTP, Lewisville, IN0055131, held by SOUTH HENRY REGIONAL WASTE DISTRICT
May 5, 2021: BRIARWOOD SUBDIVISION, Bedford, IN0038920, held by BRIARWOOD SUBDIVISION WWTP
May 13, 2021: WINFIELD WWTP, Crown Point, IN0058343, held by WINFIELD WWTP
May 13, 2021: METAMORA RSD WWTP, Metamora, IN0062391
May 13, 2021: HOLTON WWTP, TOWN OF, Holton, IN0109703
May 20, 2021: KENDALLVILLE WWTP, Kendallville, IN0020656
June 23, 2021: NEW CASTLE WWTP, New Castle, IN0023914

LAPEL WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the William Lock Dtich-Stony Creek subwatershed (HUC 051202010703), IN0020087 among them. Its county holds 52, 5 of them major permits; IN0020087 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the William Lock Dtich-Stony Creek subwatershed (HUC 051202010703)

DEATON PROPERTY POND, Noblesville: INRA12697, minor permit, permit term to October 11, 2028
HAMILTON COUNTY SMALL STRUCTURE NO 23017, Noblesville: INRA06211, minor permit, permit term to September 17, 2025
KOHLMEYER, Noblesville: INRA13941, minor permit, permit term to May 22, 2029
MONTGOMERY FARMS, PHASE FOUR, Lapel: INRA10245, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2027
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER INC, Lapel: INRM01083, minor permit, discharging to Stony Creek, permit term to June 27, 2024
OWENS-BROCKWAY GLASS CONTAINER, INC - PLANT #08, Lapel: IN0003751, minor permit, discharging to W FK WHITE R VIA STONEY CREEK, permit term to December 31, 2023

Identity

Facility as filed	LAPEL WWTP
Permittee as filed	LAPEL WWTP
NPDES ID	IN0020087
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	May 13, 2021
Expiration date	July 31, 2026
Issuing agency	IDEM
Address	Lapel, IN 46051
Receiving water	WEST FK WHITE R. VIA STONEY CREEK
Subwatershed	William Lock Dtich-Stony Creek (HUC 051202010703)

Effluent limits and exceedances

24Pollutants on file
21Under a numeric limit
23With a violation of any kind
7With 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
Solids, total suspended	4	92	64	April 30, 2024	1,548% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	8	60	36	November 30, 2024	498% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	4	48	36	October 31, 2005	1,550% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	46	32	July 31, 2014	90% over the limit
pH	2	26	11	April 30, 2026
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	4	38	8	February 29, 2008	173% over the limit
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]	3	16	7	April 30, 2024	330% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	17	0
Flow, total	1	4	0
Copper, dry weight	2	3	0
Cadmium, dry weight	2	3	0
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]	2	3	0
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]	2	3	0
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]	2	3	0
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]	2	3	0
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]	2	3	0
Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant	0	3	0
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia	2	2	0
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia	2	2	0
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]	2	2	0
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]	2	2	0
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal	0	1	0
Solids, suspended percent removal	0	1	0
Number of Events	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0020087.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0020087.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES IN0020087.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES IN0020087 for LAPEL WWTP in Lapel, IN, which discharges to West Fk White R. via Stoney Creek within the William Lock Dtich-Stony Creek subwatershed (HUC 051202010703). The page lists a permit status of administratively continued, a discharger class of minor, 24 pollutants on file, 21 under a numeric limit, 23 with a violation of any kind, and 7 with an effluent exceedance.