Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0020192
DETROIT LAKES WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Detroit Lakes, MN: NPDES MN0020192 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DETROIT LAKES WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, held by Detroit Lakes city of, holds NPDES permit MN0020192. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2021 and expiring April 30, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | DETROIT LAKES WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Detroit Lakes city of |
| NPDES ID | MN0020192 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 |
| Subwatershed | Lake Melissa-Pelican River (HUC 090201030705) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 24 | 24 | April 30, 2019 | 145% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 9 | 5 | 5 | March 31, 2025 | 10% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 5 | 5 | April 30, 2019 | 67% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2017 | 11% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 2 | 2 | February 29, 2020 | |
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2011 | 36% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2008 | 32% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, dissolved [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| August 2, 2019 | Biosolids - Land Application: Applied to Land at Greater than the Agronomic Rate Violation | ST6 |
| August 21, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| June 30, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| January 31, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| January 21, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | 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 October 14, 2026.