Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0021814
EAST GRAND FORKS WWTP, East Grand Forks, MN: NPDES MN0021814 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
EAST GRAND FORKS WWTP, held by East Grand Forks WWTP, holds NPDES permit MN0021814, which discharges to Red R Otn. EPA’s file records it issued June 28, 2016 and expiring May 31, 2021. 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 | EAST GRAND FORKS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | East Grand Forks WWTP |
| NPDES ID | MN0021814 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 28, 2016 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2021 |
| Address | East Grand Forks, MN 56721 |
| Receiving water | RED R OTN |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Town of North Grand Forks-Red River (HUC 090203060501) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MND981949357 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 36 | 28 | September 30, 2018 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 25 | 23 | November 30, 2018 | 2,233% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 12 | 12 | November 30, 2018 | 823% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 5 | 5 | November 30, 2018 | 561% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, dissolved [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MN0021814.
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.