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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES INP000633

MERIDIAN FOODS INC, Eaton, IN: NPDES INP000633 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MERIDIAN FOODS INC, held by MERIDIAN FOODS INC., holds NPDES permit INP000633, which discharges to Eaton Potw. EPA’s file records it issued May 24, 2018 and expiring August 31, 2023.

MERIDIAN FOODS INC, Eaton, Indiana: Individual industrial user permit INP000633, held by MERIDIAN FOODS INC.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 24, 2018, term to August 31, 2023, by IDEM; discharges to EATON POTW.

  • pH: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2018.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

MERIDIAN FOODS INC among its neighbors

Its county holds 60, 2 of them major permits; INP000633 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

Identity

Facility as filedMERIDIAN FOODS INC
Permittee as filedMERIDIAN FOODS INC.
NPDES IDINP000633
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual industrial user permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMay 24, 2018
Expiration dateAugust 31, 2023
Issuing agencyIDEM
AddressEaton, IN 47338
Receiving waterEATON POTW
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SIC2033 – Canned Fruits And Vegetables

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
pH2182July 31, 2018
Solids, total suspended2160
Oil and grease, hexane extr method2160
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]2160
Phosphorus, total [as P]2160
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant2160
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C2120

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES INP000633.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES INP000633.

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 INP000633.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit INP000633, held by MERIDIAN FOODS INC in Eaton, IN, and shows its permit status as administratively continued with a minor discharger class. The facts list 7 pollutants on file, 1 of which is under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.