Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0039276

BICKNELL WWTP, Bicknell, IN: NPDES IN0039276 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BICKNELL WWTP, held by BICKNELL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, holds NPDES permit IN0039276, which discharges to W Fk White R Via Indian Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 9, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023.

BICKNELL WWTP, Bicknell, Indiana: Individual permit IN0039276, held by BICKNELL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 9, 2018, term to June 30, 2023, by IDEM; discharges to W FK WHITE R VIA INDIAN CREEK.

Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 228 violations of any kind, 228 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 17,073% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 157 violations of any kind, 157 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 1,553% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 76 violations of any kind, 74 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 1,056% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2008, largest 67% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2003, largest 47% over the limit.
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2026, largest 26,794% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Number of Events: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 3, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) (ST6).
September 3, 2026: Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment (ST6).
September 3, 2026: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
September 3, 2026: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
September 3, 2026: Evaluation (S).
September 3, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).

Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 158 were issued before IN0039276.

Coverages issued nearest IN0039276

February 20, 2018: WEST LAKES REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT, Wawaka, IN0063088
February 20, 2018: PROPHETSTOWN STATE PARK AQUATIC CENTER, West Lafayette, IN0064068
March 9, 2018: SYRACUSE, TOWN OF, Syracuse, IN0021172, held by SYRACUSE WWTP
March 9, 2018: OSGOOD WWTP, Osgood, IN0021695
March 9, 2018: DEAM LAKE STATE REC AREA, Borden, IN0030147, held by DEAM LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA
March 9, 2018: BRUCEVILLE WWTP, Bruceville, IN0063193
March 23, 2018: BUNKER HILL WWTP, TOWN OF, Bunker Hill, IN0020206, held by BUNKER HILL WWTP
March 23, 2018: BAINBRIDGE MUNICIPAL WWTP, Bainbridge, IN0040941
April 2, 2018: PLAINFIELD NORTH WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY, Plainfield, IN0021202, held by PLAINFIELD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
April 2, 2018: COVINGTON WWTP, Covington, IN0025828, held by COVINGTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

BICKNELL WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the Pickel Ditch-Indian Creek subwatershed (HUC 051202020802), IN0039276 among them. Its county holds 46, 2 of them major permits; IN0039276 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Pickel Ditch-Indian Creek subwatershed (HUC 051202020802)

2025 MAOP PROJECT - RAGSDALE, Bicknell: INRA15979, minor permit, permit term to May 7, 2030
BICKNELL YARD, Bicknell: INRM03108, minor permit, permit term to September 15, 2029
CITY OF BICKNELL CCMG, Bicknell: INRA14501, minor permit, permit term to August 21, 2029
EDWARDSPORT TRANSLOAD FACILITY, Edwardsport: INRA06708, minor permit, permit term to November 29, 2025
PEABODY MIDWEST MINING LLC VIKING MINE KNOX PIT, Bicknell: ING040002, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2020
SCEPTER INCORPORATED, Bicknell: INRM00917, minor permit, discharging to Indian Creek, permit term to July 25, 2024
SCEPTER INDUSTRIES INC, Bicknell: INP000200, minor permit, discharging to W FK WHITE R VIA INDIANA CREEK, permit term to November 30, 2007

Identity

Facility as filed	BICKNELL WWTP
Permittee as filed	BICKNELL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
NPDES ID	IN0039276
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	March 9, 2018
Expiration date	June 30, 2023
Issuing agency	IDEM
Address	Bicknell, IN 47512
Receiving water	W FK WHITE R VIA INDIAN CREEK
Subwatershed	Pickel Ditch-Indian Creek (HUC 051202020802)

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
8With a violation of any kind
6With 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	4	228	228	June 30, 2026	17,073% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	4	157	157	April 30, 2024	1,553% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	8	76	74	May 31, 2026	1,056% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	0	7	7	September 30, 2008	67% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	5	4	May 31, 2003	47% over the limit
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]	3	1	1	May 31, 2026	26,794% over the limit
pH	2	2	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	2	0
Number of Events	2	0	0
Flow, total	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

4Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 3, 2026	Management Practice Violations - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I)	ST6
September 3, 2026	Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment	ST6
September 3, 2026	Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting	ST6
September 3, 2026	Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 3, 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 3, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES discharge permit IN0039276 for the BICKNELL WWTP in Bicknell, IN, held by BICKNELL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, which discharges to W FK WHITE R VIA INDIAN CREEK. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a Minor discharger class, and the page shows 9 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.