Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0050211

BEARCREEK FARMS INC, Bryant, IN: NPDES IN0050211 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
10Pollutants under a numeric limit
7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BEARCREEK FARMS INC, held by BEARCREEK FARMS, INC. WWTP, holds NPDES permit IN0050211, which discharges to Wabash R Via Bearcreek Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued May 17, 2018 and expiring November 30, 2023.

BEARCREEK FARMS INC, Bryant, Indiana: Individual permit IN0050211, held by BEARCREEK FARMS, INC. WWTP; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 17, 2018, term to November 30, 2023, by IDEM; discharges to WABASH R VIA BEARCREEK DITCH.

Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 133 violations of any kind, 95 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 3,842% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 94 violations of any kind, 94 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 1,247% over the limit.
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 84 violations of any kind, 79 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2025, largest 553,092% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 54 violations of any kind, 21 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2023, largest 350% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 19 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2020, largest 240% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 29 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 69% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Number of Events: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

BEARCREEK FARMS INC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Brewster Ditch-Wabash River subwatershed (HUC 051201010502), IN0050211 among them. Its county holds 24, 1 of them major permits; IN0050211 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Brewster Ditch-Wabash River subwatershed (HUC 051201010502)

DILLON AND DAMON MUHLENKAMP, Bryant: INRA09857, minor permit, permit term to June 5, 2027
STONECO INC BRYANT QUARRY, Bryant: ING490053, minor permit, discharging to Wabash River, permit term to September 30, 2025
TRINITY LAYDOWN YARD, Portland: INRA13374, minor permit, permit term to February 25, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	BEARCREEK FARMS INC
Permittee as filed	BEARCREEK FARMS, INC. WWTP
NPDES ID	IN0050211
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	May 17, 2018
Expiration date	November 30, 2023
Issuing agency	IDEM
Address	Bryant, IN 47326
Receiving water	WABASH R VIA BEARCREEK DITCH
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Brewster Ditch-Wabash River (HUC 051201010502)

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
10Under a numeric limit
13With a violation of any kind
7With 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	133	95	March 31, 2026	3,842% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	8	94	94	July 31, 2026	1,247% over the limit
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]	3	84	79	October 31, 2025	553,092% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	4	54	21	November 30, 2023	350% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	19	19	November 30, 2020	240% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	29	11	June 30, 2026	69% over the limit
pH	2	26	5	March 31, 2025
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	18	0
Number of Events	2	10	0
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal	0	8	0
Solids, suspended percent removal	0	8	0
Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant	0	7	0
Flow, total	1	1	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0050211.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0050211.

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 IN0050211.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES IN0050211, held by BEARCREEK FARMS, INC. WWTP in Bryant, IN, which discharges to Wabash R via Bearcreek Ditch. The page lists 10 pollutants under a numeric limit, 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and 13 pollutants on file, with the permit shown as administratively continued.