Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0023329

KENTLAND WWTP, Kentland, IN: NPDES IN0023329 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

KENTLAND WWTP, held by KENTLAND WWTP, TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit IN0023329, which discharges to Iroquois R Via Montgomery Via Kent. EPA’s file records it issued December 4, 2019 and expiring February 28, 2025.

KENTLAND WWTP, Kentland, Indiana: Individual permit IN0023329, held by KENTLAND WWTP, TOWN OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 4, 2019, term to February 28, 2025, by IDEM; discharges to IROQUOIS R VIA MONTGOMERY VIA KENT.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 42 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 67,714% over the limit.
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 35 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2008, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2021, largest 534% over the limit.
E. coli, MTEC-MF: 0 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2001, largest 3,091% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 90% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2002, largest 252% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 12% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2017, largest 90% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2011.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Number of Events: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

June 10, 2026: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
June 10, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
June 10, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).

Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 353 were issued before IN0023329.

Coverages issued nearest IN0023329

October 28, 2019: NORTH MANCHESTER WWTP, North Manchester, IN0020362
October 28, 2019: NEW RICHMOND MUNICIPAL WWTP, New Richmond, IN0060241
November 7, 2019: PARKER CITY WWTP, Parker, IN0020729
November 7, 2019: HAUBSTADT WWTP, Haubstadt, IN0021482
November 7, 2019: HAMILTON LAKE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, Hamilton, IN0050822
December 4, 2019: CENTER POINT WWTP, Center Point, IN0039292, held by CENTER POINT WWTP, TOWN OF
December 26, 2019: NORTH VERNON WWTP, North Vernon, IN0020451
December 26, 2019: VAN BUREN WWTP, Van Buren, IN0020559
December 26, 2019: MARKLE WWTP, Markle, IN0023736
December 26, 2019: MICHIGAN CITY - J. B. GIFFORD WWTP, Michigan City, IN0023752, held by MICHIGAN CITY - J.B. GIFFORD WWTP

KENTLAND WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Kent Ditch-Montgomery Ditch subwatershed (HUC 071200020505), IN0023329 among them. Its county holds 16, 0 of them major permits; IN0023329 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Kent Ditch-Montgomery Ditch subwatershed (HUC 071200020505)

BON L MANUFACTURING CO, Kentland: INP000090, minor permit, discharging to KENTLAND STP (IROQUOIS R), permit term to August 31, 2008
GAVILON FERTILIZER LLC CONAGRA INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER, Kentland: INRM01122, minor permit, discharging to Iroquois River, permit term to September 3, 2023
KENTLAND BATTON PARK, Kentland: INRA10654, minor permit, permit term to October 5, 2027
PEOPLES READY MIX INC, Kentland: INRM00996, minor permit, permit term to July 8, 2023
ROGERS GROUP INC NEWTON COUNTY STONE, Kentland: INRM00218, minor permit, permit term to July 21, 2019
TOWN OF KENTLAND WATER UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS - NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND WELL, Kentland: INRA13447, minor permit, permit term to March 6, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	KENTLAND WWTP
Permittee as filed	KENTLAND WWTP, TOWN OF
NPDES ID	IN0023329
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 4, 2019
Expiration date	February 28, 2025
Issuing agency	IDEM
Address	Kentland, IN 47951
Receiving water	IROQUOIS R VIA MONTGOMERY VIA KENT
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Kent Ditch-Montgomery Ditch (HUC 071200020505)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
13With a violation of any kind
9With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	8	50	42	February 28, 2025	67,714% over the limit
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]	3	35	35	September 30, 2008	99,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	8	32	28	June 30, 2021	534% over the limit
E. coli, MTEC-MF	0	14	14	April 30, 2001	3,091% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	12	11	July 31, 2026	90% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	8	15	7	April 30, 2002	252% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	8	6	August 31, 2025	12% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	5	4	May 31, 2017	90% over the limit
pH	2	7	3	January 31, 2011
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	5	0
Number of Events	2	1	0
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal	1	1	0
Flow, total	1	1	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 10, 2026	Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 10, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	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

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 10, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES IN0023329 for the KENTLAND WWTP in Kentland, IN, held by KENTLAND WWTP, TOWN OF, which discharges to Iroquois R Via Montgomery Via Kent. The permit is classed as Minor Discharger and is administratively continued, with 12 pollutants under a numeric limit and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.