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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0021253

HOPE WWTP, Hope, IN: NPDES IN0021253 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HOPE WWTP holds NPDES permit IN0021253, which discharges to Haw Cr To E Fk White River. EPA’s file records it issued March 29, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024.

HOPE WWTP, Hope, Indiana: Individual permit IN0021253; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 29, 2019, term to September 30, 2024, by IDEM; discharges to HAW CR TO E FK WHITE RIVER; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 622% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 58 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021.
  • Dilution factor: 1 limit, 30 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 4,457% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 100% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2016, largest 37% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2012, largest 129% over the limit.
  • E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2015, largest 39% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Streamflow: 1 limit, 38 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, total: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • September 15, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 285 were issued before IN0021253.

Coverages issued nearest IN0021253

HOPE WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Haw Creek subwatershed (HUC 051202050604), IN0021253 among them. Its county holds 65, 2 of them major permits; IN0021253 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Haw Creek subwatershed (HUC 051202050604)

Identity

Facility as filedHOPE WWTP
Permittee as filedHOPE WWTP
NPDES IDIN0021253
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 29, 2019
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2024
Issuing agencyIDEM
AddressHope, IN 47246
Receiving waterHAW CR TO E FK WHITE RIVER
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedHaw Creek (HUC 051202050604)
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

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
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]26829February 28, 2026622% over the limit
pH25823March 31, 2021
Dilution factor13011July 31, 20264,457% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual497May 31, 2024100% over the limit
Solids, total suspended2446March 31, 201637% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]4432February 29, 2012129% over the limit
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]2151August 31, 201539% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2400
Streamflow1380
Flow, total1100
Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant020

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0021253.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 15, 2026Reconnaissance without SamplingS

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 IN0021253.

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

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES IN0021253 for HOPE WWTP in Hope, IN, which discharges to HAW CR TO E FK WHITE RIVER and is listed in the Haw Creek subwatershed (HUC 051202050604). The page lists a permit status of administratively continued, a discharger class of minor, 10 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.