KNOX MUNICIPAL WWTP, Knox, IN: NPDES IN0021385 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

KNOX MUNICIPAL WWTP, Knox, Indiana: Individual permit IN0021385; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued September 29, 2017, term to December 31, 2022, by IDEM; discharges to UM/KANKAKEE RIVER/YELLOW RIVER.

2 of the 11 pollutants listed for NPDES IN0021385 have no violation or effluent exceedance.

• Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 25 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2009, largest 480% over the limit.
• E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 22 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2019, largest 26,794% over the limit.
• Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2018, largest 257% over the limit.
• E. coli, MTEC-MF: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2001, largest 99,999% over the limit.
• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2019, largest 90% over the limit.
• pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 1999.
• BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
• Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind.
• Number of Events: 2 limits.
• Flow, total: 1 limit.

Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 127 were issued before IN0021385.

Coverages issued nearest IN0021385

• 2017-08-31: PALMYRA WWTP, Palmyra: IN0039403
• 2017-09-15: HAMLET MUNICIPAL WWTP, Hamlet: IN0040100
• 2017-09-15: FISHERS CHEENEY CREEK WWTP, Fishers: IN0055484
• 2017-09-29: NEWPORT CHEMICAL DEPOT REUSE AUTHORITY, Newport: IN0003506
• 2017-09-29: COLFAX WWTP, TOWN OF, Colfax: IN0020443
• 2017-09-29: COLUMBIA CITY WWTP, Columbia City: IN0022624
• 2017-09-29: ELDEN KUEHL POLLUTION CON FAC, Valparaiso: IN0024660, held by VALPARAISO WWTP
• 2017-09-29: MATTHEWS WWTP, TOWN OF, Matthews: IN0040321
• 2017-10-27: ROACHDALE MUNICIPAL WWTP, Roachdale: IN0020052
• 2017-10-27: BOONVILLE MUNICIPAL WWTP, Boonville: IN0022420

KNOX MUNICIPAL WWTP among its neighbors

8 discharge permits are in the Cavanaugh Ditch-Yellow River subwatershed (HUC 071200010506); IN0021385 is one. Its county: 12, 0 major; IN0021385 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Cavanaugh Ditch-Yellow River subwatershed (HUC 071200010506)

• JW HICKS SOUTH CAMPUS, Knox: INRA17873, minor, term to 2031-04-23
• KRUZ INC., Knox: INRM01265, minor, term to 2023-03-16
• NIPSCO KNOX SUBSTATION & AMI, Knox: INRA15848, minor, term to 2030-04-20
• OLIN WINCHESTER INCORPORATED, Knox: INRM03148, minor, term to 2030-01-26
• SUNNYSIDE ESTATES PHASES 2 & 3, Knox: INRA15247, minor, term to 2030-01-08
• YELLOW RIVER EMERGENT ISLAND REPURPOSING AND STREAM RESTORATION, Knox: INRA18305, minor, term to 2031-06-08
• YELLOW RIVER PHASE II RESTORATION STARKE COUNTY, Knox: INRA11835, minor, term to 2028-05-22