Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0032191
FORT WAYNE WWTP, Fort Wayne, IN: NPDES IN0032191 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 20Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
FORT WAYNE WWTP holds NPDES permit IN0032191, which discharges to Maumee R To St Marys River. EPA’s file records it issued February 18, 2016 and expiring February 28, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FORT WAYNE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FORT WAYNE WWTP |
| NPDES ID | IN0032191 |
| 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 | February 18, 2016 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Fort Wayne, IN 46803 |
| Receiving water | MAUMEE R TO ST MARYS RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Ely Run-Saint Joseph River (HUC 041000030805) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler INT190010645 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 42Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 20With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 163 | 87 | February 28, 2026 | 4,122% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 81 | 66 | June 30, 2004 | 96,022% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 6 | 20 | 20 | August 31, 2013 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 64 | 16 | November 30, 2016 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 38 | 14 | February 28, 1999 | 109% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 23 | 12 | May 31, 2010 | 44% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 35 | 11 | April 30, 1997 | 450% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 49 | 9 | March 31, 2003 | 96% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total percent removal | 2 | 20 | 8 | October 31, 2001 | 32% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 55 | 7 | September 30, 2008 | 6,033% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 28 | 4 | June 30, 1990 | 152% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 26 | 2 | April 30, 1990 | 70% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 26 | 2 | August 31, 1993 | 20% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 16 | 12 | 2 | April 30, 2013 | 532% over the limit |
| Cadmium, dry weight | 0 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2007 | 113% over the limit |
| Dilution factor | 0 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2007 | 455% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 25 | 1 | December 31, 1990 | 20% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 6 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2018 | 11% over the limit |
| Arsenic, dry weight | 0 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2006 | 49% over the limit |
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 0 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2006 | 65% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume] | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, monthly accumulation | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Discharge event observation [Visual Monitoring] | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
| September 8, 2026 | Evaluation | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2026 | Notice of Noncompliance Issued | State |
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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FORT WAYNE WWTP, Fort Wayne, Indiana: Individual permit IN0032191; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 18, 2016, term to February 28, 2021, by IDEM; discharges to MAUMEE R TO ST MARYS RIVER.
- Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 163 violations of any kind, 87 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 4,122% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 81 violations of any kind, 66 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2004, largest 96,022% over the limit.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 6 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 20 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2013, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2016.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 16 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 1999, largest 109% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2010, largest 44% over the limit.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 0 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 1997, largest 450% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 0 limits, 49 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2003, largest 96% over the limit.
- Phosphorus, total percent removal: 2 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2001, largest 32% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2008, largest 6,033% over the limit.
- Lead, total [as Pb]: 0 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 1990, largest 152% over the limit.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 1990, largest 70% over the limit.
- Mercury, total [as Hg]: 0 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 1993, largest 20% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 16 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2013, largest 532% over the limit.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2007, largest 113% over the limit.
- Dilution factor: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2007, largest 455% over the limit.
- Cyanide, total [as CN]: 0 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 1990, largest 20% over the limit.
- Mercury, total recoverable: 6 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2018, largest 11% over the limit.
- Arsenic, dry weight: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2006, largest 49% over the limit.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2006, largest 65% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 49 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total [as Cd]: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total [as Cr]: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Duration: 42 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]: 42 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Precipitation, monthly accumulation: 42 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Discharge event observation [Visual Monitoring]: 42 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 20 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination]: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total recoverable: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total recoverable: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Number of Events: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 8, 2026: Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment (ST6).
- September 8, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- September 8, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- September 8, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 11 were issued before IN0032191. FORT WAYNE WWTP holds 2 permits in Indiana.
Other permits held by FORT WAYNE WWTP
- FORT WAYNE WWTP, Ft Wayne: INL032191, issued January 1, 2021
Coverages issued nearest IN0032191
- November 9, 2010: NEW LONDON CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, New London, IN0058173
- May 20, 2011: LAGRANGE COUNTY RSD - FISH & ROYER LAKES WWTP, Lagrange, IN0058505, held by LAGRANGE CO RSD - FISH AND ROYER
- May 31, 2012: CANNELTON CSS, Cannelton, INM062901, held by CANNELTON COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM
- February 26, 2013: BELLEVILLE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, Clayton, IN0049581, held by BELLEVILLE WWTP
- December 17, 2015: LIEBER SRA, CAGLES MILL LAKE WWTP, Cloverdale, IN0030279
- April 28, 2016: SILVER LAKE WWTP, Silver Lake, IN0040649
- May 11, 2016: ARCADIA WWTP, TOWN OF, Arcadia, IN0021334
- May 11, 2016: ADVANCE WWTP, TOWN OF, Advance, IN0039705
- May 11, 2016: LA OTTO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT, Laotto, IN0058611, held by LAOTTO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT
- May 27, 2016: LACONIA MUNICIPAL WWTP, Laconia, IN0061239
FORT WAYNE WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 48 discharge permits in the Ely Run-Saint Joseph River subwatershed (HUC 041000030805), IN0032191 among them. Its county holds 173, 4 of them major permits; IN0032191 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Ely Run-Saint Joseph River subwatershed (HUC 041000030805)
- 2026 DISTRICT PAVING PROJECTS NORTHWEST ALLEN COUNTY SCHOOLS - BID A, Perry: INRA17743, minor permit, permit term to March 11, 2031
- 223505 BAJCO DEVELOPMENT, Fort Wayne: INRA12819, minor permit, permit term to November 7, 2028
- 243990 - MKS DUPONT ROAD, Fort Wayne: INRA16063, minor permit, permit term to May 18, 2030
- 6339-CEDARVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Fort Wayne: INRA15179, minor permit, permit term to December 18, 2029
- ALLEN COUNTY ROAD RECONSTRUCTION, Fort Wayne: INRA07251, minor permit, permit term to March 28, 2026
- ARNEO DEVELOPMENT, Fort Wayne: INRA14118, minor permit, permit term to June 20, 2029
- ARNEO PLACE, Fort Wayne: INRA10755, minor permit, permit term to December 5, 2027
- BELMONT WOODS - DR HORTON, Fort Wayne: INRA15191, minor permit, permit term to December 25, 2029
- BIPPUS STATE BANK FORT WAYNE BRANCH, Fort Wayne: INRA15024, minor permit, permit term to November 18, 2029
- BLACK ROCK, Fort Wayne: INRA09432, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2027
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.