Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0057002
LAKE OF THE WOODS REG SEW DIST, Bremen, IN: NPDES IN0057002 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
LAKE OF THE WOODS REG SEW DIST holds NPDES permit IN0057002, which discharges to Yellow R Via Stock Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued August 12, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | LAKE OF THE WOODS REG SEW DIST |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LAKE OF THE WOODS REG SEW DIST |
| NPDES ID | IN0057002 |
| 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 | August 12, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Bremen, IN 46506 |
| Receiving water | YELLOW R VIA STOCK DITCH |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | West Bunch Branch-Stock Ditch (HUC 071200010305) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 | 2 | 117 | 109 | March 31, 2026 | 740% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 71 | 67 | March 31, 2026 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 43 | 35 | February 28, 2010 | 431% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 9 | 5 | February 28, 2026 | 109% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Streamflow | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Dilution factor | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2026 | Notice of Noncompliance Issued | State |
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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LAKE OF THE WOODS REG SEW DIST, Bremen, Indiana: Individual permit IN0057002; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 12, 2016, term to August 31, 2021, by IDEM; discharges to YELLOW R VIA STOCK DITCH.
- Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 117 violations of any kind, 109 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 740% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 71 violations of any kind, 67 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 43 violations of any kind, 35 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2010, largest 431% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 6 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 109% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Streamflow: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Dilution factor: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Number of Events: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 13, 2026: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
- August 13, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- August 13, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
Indiana holds 541 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 26 were issued before IN0057002.
Coverages issued nearest IN0057002
- August 5, 2016: WINAMAC WWTP, Winamac, IN0020516
- August 5, 2016: FARMLAND MUNICIPAL STP, Farmland, IN0021512, held by FARMLAND WWTP
- August 12, 2016: KOKOMO WWTP, Kokomo, IN0032875, held by KOKOMO WWTP, CITY OF
- August 12, 2016: AQUA INDIANA MAIN ABOITE WWTP, Fort Wayne, IN0035378, held by AQUA INDIANA MAIN ABOITE
- August 12, 2016: SHIPSHEWANA WWTP, Shipshewana, IN0040622
- August 23, 2016: WAYNETOWN MUNICIPAL WWTP, Waynetown, IN0020524
- August 23, 2016: MONON WWTP, Monon, IN0021580, held by MONON MUNICIPAL WWTP
- August 25, 2016: BUTLER WWTP, Butler, IN0022462
- August 25, 2016: TENNYSON WWTP, Tennyson, IN0041670, held by TENNYSON MUNICIPAL WWTP
- August 25, 2016: GREENE COUNTY WWTP, Farlen, IN0063932
LAKE OF THE WOODS REG SEW DIST among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the West Bunch Branch-Stock Ditch subwatershed (HUC 071200010305), IN0057002 among them. Its county holds 50, 2 of them major permits; IN0057002 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the West Bunch Branch-Stock Ditch subwatershed (HUC 071200010305)
- LAKE OF THE WOODS REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT, Bremen: INRA17644, minor permit, permit term to February 24, 2031
- LAKEVILLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Lakeville: IN0023540, minor permit, discharging to YELLOW R VIA SHIDLER-HOFFMAN DITCH, permit term to April 30, 2024
- PIG - PIERCE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, Lakeville: INRA14100, minor permit, permit term to June 19, 2029
- ST JOSEPH COUNTY - PIERCE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION, PH 1, Lakeville: INRA17105, minor permit, permit term to November 2, 2030
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.