Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0039705
ADVANCE WWTP, TOWN OF, Advance, IN: NPDES IN0039705 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 2Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
ADVANCE WWTP, TOWN OF holds NPDES permit IN0039705, which discharges to Raccoon Cr (Big) Via Brinegar Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued May 11, 2016 and expiring September 30, 2021. 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 | ADVANCE WWTP, TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ADVANCE WWTP, TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | IN0039705 |
| 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 | May 11, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Advance, IN 46102 |
| Receiving water | RACCOON CR (BIG) VIA BRINEGAR DITCH |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Big Racoon Creek (HUC 051201081201) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler IND000685750 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 59 | 19 | April 30, 2019 | 100% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 78 | 14 | April 30, 2016 | 390% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 14 | 14 | November 30, 2018 | 409% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 78 | 10 | February 28, 2022 | 1,014% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 14 | 5 | May 31, 2017 | 247% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 18 | 3 | March 31, 2006 | 46% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 68 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Bypass valve | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 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 IN0039705.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
| February 5, 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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES IN0039705.
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.