Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0002186
XCEL - SHERBURNE GENERATING PLANT, Becker, MN: NPDES MN0002186 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
XCEL - SHERBURNE GENERATING PLANT, held by Xcel Energy - Sherburne Generating Plant, holds NPDES permit MN0002186, which discharges to Miss R. EPA’s file records it issued August 21, 2009 and expiring July 31, 2014. 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 | XCEL - SHERBURNE GENERATING PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Xcel Energy - Sherburne Generating Plant |
| NPDES ID | MN0002186 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 21, 2009 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2014 |
| Address | Becker, MN 55308 |
| Receiving water | MISS R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | City of Becker-Mississippi River (HUC 070102030603) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MND000685859; ICIS-AIR source MN0000002714100004 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulfate [as S] | 2 | 25 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 116% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 48 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Chlorination | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oxidants, total residual | 2 | 1 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| February 10, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| February 10, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| February 10, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.