Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0022934
BROWNSDALE WWTP, Brownsdale, MN: NPDES MN0022934 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BROWNSDALE WWTP, held by BROWNSDALE, holds NPDES permit MN0022934, which discharges to Robert Cr Via Trib. EPA’s file records it issued October 3, 2014 and expiring September 30, 2019. 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 | BROWNSDALE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BROWNSDALE |
| NPDES ID | MN0022934 |
| 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 | October 3, 2014 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2019 |
| Address | Brownsdale, MN 55918 |
| Receiving water | ROBERT CR VIA TRIB |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Roberts Creek (HUC 070802010203) |
| 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
- 5Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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] | 0 | 13 | 12 | June 30, 2023 | 68% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 7 | 6 | October 31, 1990 | 100% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 0 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 5, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 5, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| June 5, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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.