Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0052248

MORGAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS WWTP, Valparaiso, IN: NPDES IN0052248 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MORGAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS WWTP holds NPDES permit IN0052248, which discharges to Kankakee R Via Sandy Hook D-Ahlgrim. EPA’s file records it issued October 12, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023.

MORGAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS WWTP, Valparaiso, Indiana: Individual permit IN0052248; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 12, 2018, term to October 31, 2023, by IDEM; discharges to KANKAKEE R VIA SANDY HOOK D-AHLGRIM.

Solids, total suspended: 16 limits, 97 violations of any kind, 79 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 10,809% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 16 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 34 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2019, largest 2,329% over the limit.
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 27 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 102,879% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 16 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2014, largest 12,000% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2023, largest 68% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2015, largest 510% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total percent removal: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2015, largest 100% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, total: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Number of Events: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

MORGAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Ahlgrim Ditch subwatershed (HUC 071200011008), IN0052248 among them. Its county holds 88, 7 of them major permits; IN0052248 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Ahlgrim Ditch subwatershed (HUC 071200011008)

EAST PORTER COUNTY SCHOOLS - NEW ROAD, Valparaiso: INRA09581, minor permit, permit term to April 25, 2027
NORTH STIMSON DRAIN - DRAIN TILE RECONSTRUCTION, (Unknown City): INRA15408, minor permit, permit term to February 12, 2030
VALPARAISO CITY UTILITIES INDUSTRIAL PARK LIFT STATION, Valparaiso: INRA08826, minor permit, permit term to December 6, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	MORGAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS WWTP
Permittee as filed	MORGAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS WWTP
NPDES ID	IN0052248
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	October 12, 2018
Expiration date	October 31, 2023
Issuing agency	IDEM
Address	Valparaiso, IN 46383
Receiving water	KANKAKEE R VIA SANDY HOOK D-AHLGRIM
Subwatershed	Ahlgrim Ditch (HUC 071200011008)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler IND984878132

Effluent limits and exceedances

11Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
10With 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	16	97	79	June 30, 2023	10,809% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	16	52	34	November 30, 2019	2,329% over the limit
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]	3	33	27	May 31, 2024	102,879% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	16	34	16	December 31, 2014	12,000% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	14	10	February 28, 2023	68% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	0	8	4	June 30, 2015	510% over the limit
Phosphorus, total percent removal	0	5	1	April 30, 2015	100% over the limit
pH	2	8	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	6	0
Flow, total	1	4	0
Number of Events	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IN0052248.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IN0052248.

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 IN0052248.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES IN0052248 for MORGAN TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS WWTP in Valparaiso, IN, which is administratively continued after its October 31, 2023 expiration date. The page lists 9 pollutants under a numeric limit and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance for this minor discharger.