Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0050253
FOWLER MUNICIPAL WWTP, Fowler, IN: NPDES IN0050253 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
FOWLER MUNICIPAL WWTP holds NPDES permit IN0050253, which discharges to Big Pine Cr Via Mud Pine - Humbert. EPA’s file records it issued June 30, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022.
FOWLER MUNICIPAL WWTP, Fowler, Indiana: Individual permit IN0050253; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 30, 2017, term to September 30, 2022, by IDEM; discharges to BIG PINE CR VIA MUD PINE - HUMBERT.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 485% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2003, largest 50% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2022, largest 17% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 8 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, dry weight: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, dry weight: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Number of Events: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- April 22, 2026: Evaluation (S).
Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 100 were issued before IN0050253.
Coverages issued nearest IN0050253
- June 23, 2017: ALEXANDRIA WWTP, Alexandria, IN0020044
- June 23, 2017: GARY SANITARY DISTRICT, Gary, IN0022977, held by GARY SANITARY DISTRICT WWTP
- June 23, 2017: LINDEN MUNICIPAL WWTP, Linden, IN0040274
- June 30, 2017: BURNETTSVILLE WWTP, Burnettsville, IN0039802, held by BURNETTSVILLE MUNICIPAL WWTP
- June 30, 2017: BORDEN WWTP, TOWN OF, Borden, IN0043621
- June 30, 2017: TRI-LAKES REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT, Whitley County, IN0055166
- June 30, 2017: WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP RSD, New Washington, IN0109533
- July 21, 2017: TIPPECANOE RIVER STATE PARK, Winamac, IN0050652
- July 21, 2017: STARVE HOLLOW STATE RECREATIONAL, Vallonia, IN0051331
- July 21, 2017: CHESTERFIELD WWTP, Chesterfield, IN0063983
FOWLER MUNICIPAL WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Headwaters Mud Pine Creek subwatershed (HUC 051201080301), IN0050253 among them. Its county holds 10, 0 of them major permits; IN0050253 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Headwaters Mud Pine Creek subwatershed (HUC 051201080301)
- FOWLER RIDGE I WIND REPOWER PROJECT, Fowler: INRA11425, minor permit, permit term to March 15, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | FOWLER MUNICIPAL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FOWLER MUNICIPAL WWTP |
| NPDES ID | IN0050253 |
| 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 | June 30, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Fowler, IN 47944 |
| Receiving water | BIG PINE CR VIA MUD PINE - HUMBERT |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Mud Pine Creek (HUC 051201080301) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 27 | 19 | February 28, 2026 | 485% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 4 | 1 | February 28, 2003 | 50% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2022 | 17% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, wastewater by-passing trtmnt plant | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0050253.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 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 IN0050253.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.