Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0021245
BROWNSBURG WWTP, Brownsburg, IN: NPDES IN0021245 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BROWNSBURG WWTP holds NPDES permit IN0021245, which discharges to Or/W Fk White R/White Lick Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 5, 2020 and expiring September 30, 2025.
BROWNSBURG WWTP, Brownsburg, Indiana: Individual permit IN0021245; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 5, 2020, term to September 30, 2025, by IDEM; discharges to OR/W FK WHITE R/WHITE LICK CREEK.
- Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 37 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2025, largest 318% over the limit.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 26 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 2,623% over the limit.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 0 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2001, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 22 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2000, largest 225% over the limit.
- Copper, dry weight: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2012, largest 56% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 1999, largest 1,400% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 1998, largest 499% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 27% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 1999, largest 60% over the limit.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2023, largest 10% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Number of Events: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Precipitation, monthly accumulation: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Duration: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Discharge event observation [Visual Monitoring]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 442 were issued before IN0021245. BROWNSBURG WWTP holds 2 permits in Indiana.
Other permits held by BROWNSBURG WWTP
- BROWNSBURG WWTP, Brownsburg: INL021245, issued January 1, 2021
Coverages issued nearest IN0021245
- July 10, 2020: PLAINVILLE MUNICIPAL WWTP, Plainville, IN0038296
- July 16, 2020: BIRDSEYE MUNICIPAL WWTP, Birdseye, IN0039748, held by BIRDSEYE WWTP
- July 23, 2020: AUBURN WWTP, Auburn, IN0020672
- July 23, 2020: KOONTZ LAKE REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT, Koontz Lake, IN0063606
- July 29, 2020: MONTPELIER WWTP, Montpelier, IN0020117
- August 13, 2020: TELL CITY WWTP, Tell City, IN0021016, held by TELL CITY MUNICIPAL WWTP
- August 13, 2020: SALAMONIE RESERVOIR LOST BRIDGE WEST SRA, Andrews, IN0030449, held by SALAMONIE RESERVOIR LOST BRIDGE WEST ST. REC. AREA
- August 13, 2020: PATRIOT WWTP, Patriot, IN0056391
- August 13, 2020: ST JOSEPH COUNTY RWSD - WYATT WWTP, Wyatt, IN0063258
- August 27, 2020: RUSSIAVILLE WWTP, Russiaville, IN0020532, held by RUSSIAVILLE WWTP, TOWN OF
BROWNSBURG WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 76 discharge permits in the Wiley Thompson Ditch-White LickCreek subwatershed (HUC 051202011302), IN0021245 among them. Its county holds 85, 6 of them major permits; IN0021245 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Wiley Thompson Ditch-White LickCreek subwatershed (HUC 051202011302)
- 2023 HCJ TO ZVILLE, Brownsburg: INRA11243, minor permit, permit term to February 7, 2028
- 24116-GXO PARKING LOT EXPANSION, Whitestown: INRA15129, minor permit, permit term to December 8, 2029
- 334 RECYCLING & TRANSFER FACILITY, Whitestown: INRM01219, minor permit, permit term to September 14, 2019
- 334 RECYCLING & TRANSFER STATION, Whitestown: INRM02891, minor permit, discharging to White Lick Creek, permit term to October 24, 2027
- 5099 TIMBER RIDGE TRACE - CREEK CROSSING, Brownsburg: INRA12218, minor permit, permit term to August 10, 2028
- ALLPOINTS AT ANSON BUILDING 18, Whitestown: INRA07246, minor permit, permit term to March 9, 2026
- ANSON SHOPPES LOT 4, Whitestown: INRA10742, minor permit, permit term to October 18, 2027
- ARBUCKLE PHASE 2, Brownsburg: INRA10821, minor permit, permit term to November 1, 2027
- ASPEN CREEK, Whitestown: INRA15795, minor permit, permit term to April 14, 2030
- AUTOZONE STORE #10027, Whitestown: INRA14941, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2029
Identity
| Facility as filed | BROWNSBURG WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BROWNSBURG WWTP |
| NPDES ID | IN0021245 |
| 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 | August 5, 2020 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Brownsburg, IN 46112 |
| Receiving water | OR/W FK WHITE R/WHITE LICK CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Wiley Thompson Ditch-White LickCreek (HUC 051202011302) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, CSO, POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 | 45 | 37 | January 31, 2025 | 318% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 27 | 26 | June 30, 2015 | 2,623% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 23 | 23 | April 30, 2001 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 42 | 22 | May 31, 2000 | 225% over the limit |
| Copper, dry weight | 2 | 9 | 9 | December 31, 2012 | 56% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 7 | 5 | October 31, 1999 | 1,400% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 5 | 5 | September 30, 1998 | 499% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 9 | 2 | June 30, 2025 | 27% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 22 | 1 | September 30, 1999 | 60% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2023 | 10% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, monthly accumulation | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Discharge event observation [Visual Monitoring] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 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 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0021245.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0021245.
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 IN0021245.
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