NPDES IN0040240 · Clean Water Act
LAUREL WWTP, Laurel, IN: NPDES IN0040240 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
LAUREL WWTP, Laurel, Indiana: Individual permit IN0040240; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued August 8, 2019, term to August 31, 2024, by IDEM; discharges to WHITEWATER R (W FK).
- Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 149 violations of any kind, 84 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2022, largest 6,517% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 135 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 172% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 131 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2011, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 71 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2019.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024, largest 289% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 83 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2006, largest 10% over the limit.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2018, largest 72% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 51 violations of any kind.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 28 violations of any kind.
- BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 0 limits, 13 violations of any kind.
- Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind.
- Number of Events: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Bypass valve: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind.
Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 324 were issued before IN0040240.
Coverages issued nearest IN0040240
- 2019-07-25: GRANDVIEW MUNICIPAL WWTP, Grandview: IN0038300
- 2019-07-25: GOODLAND MUNICIPAL WWTP, Goodland: IN0040070
- 2019-07-25: LAGRANGE CO REG UTILITY DIST - REGION B, Lagrange: IN0060097, held by LAGRANGE CO REG UTILITY DISTRICT - REGION B
- 2019-07-25: GNAW BONE REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT, Nashville: IN0060526
- 2019-08-08: ELIZABETHTOWN WWTP, Elizabethtown: IN0039349
- 2019-08-08: SCHNEIDER WWTP, Schneider: IN0040592, held by SCHNEIDER MUNICIPAL WWTP
- 2019-08-08: GEM UTILITIES, INC. NORTHERN WWTP, New Palestine: IN0058009
- 2019-08-13: FORTVILLE WWTP, Fortville: IN0020958
- 2019-08-13: GREENTOWN WWTP, Greentown: IN0021091
- 2019-08-13: LANESVILLE WWTP, Lanesville: IN0040215, held by LANESVILLE WWTP, TOWN OF
LAUREL WWTP among its neighbors
2 discharge permits are in the Bear Creek-Whitewater River subwatershed (HUC 050800030408); IN0040240 is one. Its county: 17, 1 major; IN0040240 is minor permit.
Other permits in the Bear Creek-Whitewater River subwatershed (HUC 050800030408)
- METAMORA RSD WWTP, Metamora: IN0062391, minor, term to 2026-06-30
Identity
| Facility | LAUREL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | LAUREL WWTP |
| NPDES ID | IN0040240 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Minor |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 8, 2019 |
| Expires | August 31, 2024 |
| Agency | IDEM |
| Address | Laurel, IN 47024 |
| Receiving water | WHITEWATER R (W FK) |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bear Creek-Whitewater River (HUC 050800030408) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
NPDES IN0040240: effluent limits and exceedances
LAUREL WWTP (NPDES IN0040240): 13 pollutants on file, 9 limited; 13 with a violation of any kind, 7 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 149 | 84 | June 30, 2022 | 6,517% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 135 | 14 | May 31, 2024 | 172% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 131 | 7 | March 31, 2011 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 71 | 7 | November 30, 2019 | |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 27 | 5 | September 30, 2024 | 289% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 83 | 2 | December 31, 2006 | 10% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 15 | 2 | July 31, 2018 | 72% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bypass valve | 0 | 1 | 0 |
NPDES IN0040240: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES IN0040240 (LAUREL WWTP): no single-event violation, inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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Permits near NPDES IN0040240
NPDES IN0040240: 13 pollutant rows, 0 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.