Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0031569
COWAN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL, Muncie, IN: NPDES IN0031569 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
COWAN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL holds NPDES permit IN0031569, which discharges to Or/W Fk White/Bell/Buck/No Name Crk. EPA’s file records it issued April 23, 2010 and expiring June 30, 2015. 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 | COWAN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | COWAN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL |
| NPDES ID | IN0031569 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 23, 2010 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2015 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Muncie, IN 47302 |
| Receiving water | OR/W FK WHITE/BELL/BUCK/NO NAME CRK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | No Name Creek-Bell Creek (HUC 051202010203) |
| 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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 202 | 198 | November 30, 2016 | 1,838% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 63 | 59 | May 31, 2016 | 8,048% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 2 | 35 | 35 | October 31, 2017 | 85,006% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 34 | 33 | October 31, 2016 | 57% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 31 | 31 | May 31, 2005 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 22 | 14 | February 28, 2010 | 770% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 4 | 4 | September 30, 2017 | 33% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 4 | 2 | October 31, 2005 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 1 | 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 IN0031569.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0031569.
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 IN0031569.
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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COWAN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL, Muncie, Indiana: Individual permit IN0031569; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 23, 2010, term to June 30, 2015, by IDEM; discharges to OR/W FK WHITE/BELL/BUCK/NO NAME CRK.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 202 violations of any kind, 198 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2016, largest 1,838% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 63 violations of any kind, 59 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2016, largest 8,048% over the limit.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 2 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 35 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2017, largest 85,006% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2016, largest 57% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 31 violations of any kind, 31 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2005, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2010, largest 770% over the limit.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2017, largest 33% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2005.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
COWAN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL among its neighbors
3 discharge permits are in the No Name Creek-Bell Creek subwatershed (HUC 051202010203); IN0031569 is one. Its county: 60, 2 major; IN0031569 is minor permit.
Other permits in the No Name Creek-Bell Creek subwatershed (HUC 051202010203)
- MUNCIE SW DOLLAR GENERAL, Muncie: INRA16832, minor, term to 2030-09-15
- VILLAGE PANTRY STATION #532, Muncie: ING080102, minor, term to 2013-12-31
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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 IN0031569, held by Cowan Elementary and High School in Muncie, IN, which discharges to Or/W Fk White/Bell/Buck/No Name Crk. The permit is listed as administratively continued and a Minor Discharger, with 9 pollutants under a numeric limit and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.