Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0023892
NEWBURGH WWTP, Newburgh, IN: NPDES IN0023892 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
NEWBURGH WWTP, held by NEWBURGH MUNICIPAL WWTP, holds NPDES permit IN0023892, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued November 12, 2020 and expiring March 31, 2026. 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 | NEWBURGH WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NEWBURGH MUNICIPAL WWTP |
| NPDES ID | IN0023892 |
| 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 12, 2020 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Newburgh, IN 47630 |
| Receiving water | OHIO RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Cowhide Slough-Ohio River (HUC 051402011203) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 28Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 47 | 47 | November 30, 2013 | 228% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 8 | 8 | October 31, 2007 | 1,602% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 5 | 1 | November 30, 1999 | 713% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 3 | 1 | January 31, 2013 | 15% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2001 | 256% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 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 | ||
| TU Static 48Hr Acute Daphnia magna | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 48Hr Acute Daphnia pulex | 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 IN0023892.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES IN0023892.
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.