Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0021032
GREENCASTLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Greencastle, IN: NPDES IN0021032 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GREENCASTLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT holds NPDES permit IN0021032, which discharges to Or/W Fk White R/Eel R/Big Walnut Cr. EPA’s file records it issued November 15, 2018 and expiring March 31, 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 | GREENCASTLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GREENCASTLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
| NPDES ID | IN0021032 |
| 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 | November 15, 2018 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Greencastle, IN 46135 |
| Receiving water | OR/W FK WHITE R/EEL R/BIG WALNUT CR |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Dry Branch-Big Walnut Creek (HUC 051202030404) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| 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
- 21Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 | 8 | 32 | 24 | May 31, 2017 | 171% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 14 | 6 | May 31, 2002 | 40% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 3 | 3 | April 30, 2011 | 131% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2014 | 65% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2014 | 880% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 1989 | 20% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2012 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0021032.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 IN0021032.
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.