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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0020656

KENDALLVILLE WWTP, Kendallville, IN: NPDES IN0020656 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

KENDALLVILLE WWTP holds NPDES permit IN0020656, which discharges to Elkhart R N Br Via Henderson Lake. EPA’s file records it issued May 20, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. 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 filedKENDALLVILLE WWTP
Permittee as filedKENDALLVILLE WWTP
NPDES IDIN0020656
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 20, 2021
Expiration dateJune 30, 2026
Issuing agencyIDEM
AddressKendallville, IN 46755
Receiving waterELKHART R N BR VIA HENDERSON LAKE
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedWaterhouse Ditch-Henderson Lake Ditch (HUC 040500011504)

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

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Copper, total recoverable6247192July 31, 202599,900% over the limit
Solids, total suspended8231189December 31, 20246,452% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]8219174April 30, 20261,290% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]8160115March 31, 20242,437% over the limit
Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination]69724August 31, 2021598% over the limit
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]32822June 30, 20231,211% over the limit
Phosphorus, total percent removal13620July 31, 2024246% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]12719June 30, 202494% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]22918December 31, 2024354% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual0306April 30, 2008400% over the limit
Mercury, total recoverable3234October 31, 2020208% over the limit
Cyanide, free [as free]664November 30, 202518% over the limit
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]464July 31, 2022700% over the limit
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia453June 30, 2022700% over the limit
pH2192March 31, 2020
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia022March 31, 200975% over the limit
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales022February 29, 200450% over the limit
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia431June 30, 202140% over the limit
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]431June 30, 2021310% over the limit
LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia011March 31, 200946% over the limit
LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas011February 29, 200433% over the limit
Cadmium, total recoverable3290
Nickel, total recoverable3280
Zinc, total recoverable3280
Chromium, total recoverable3280
Lead, total recoverable3250
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant1160
Cadmium, total [as Cd]0140
Chromium, total [as Cr]0140
Copper, total [as Cu]0140
Lead, total [as Pb]0140
Nickel, total [as Ni]0140
Zinc, total [as Zn]0140
Mercury, total [as Hg]0140
Flow, total190
Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]140
Precipitation, monthly accumulation140
E. coli, MTEC-MF040
Discharge event observation [Visual Monitoring]130
Duration120
Nitrogen, total [as N]200
Number of Events200

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 IN0020656.

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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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES IN0020656 for KENDALLVILLE WWTP in Kendallville, IN, which discharges to Elkhart R N Br Via Henderson Lake and lists an effective permit status. The page reports 29 major discharger class entries, 21 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 21 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.