Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0029882
MET COUNCIL - BLUE LAKE WWTP, Shakopee, MN: NPDES MN0029882 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 62Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MET COUNCIL - BLUE LAKE WWTP, held by Metropolitan Council, holds NPDES permit MN0029882. EPA’s file records it issued November 1, 2024 and expiring September 30, 2029. 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 | MET COUNCIL - BLUE LAKE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Metropolitan Council |
| NPDES ID | MN0029882 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 1, 2024 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2029 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Shakopee, MN 55379 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | City of Shakopee-Minnesota River (HUC 070200121102) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MND981800410; ICIS-AIR source MN0000002713900098 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 62Pollutants on file
- 62Under a numeric limit
- 3With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 62 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2005 | 1% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 36 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 17 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanesulfonic acid (PFDoS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NMeFOSA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NEtFOSA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3-Perfluoropropyl propanoic acid (3:3 FTCA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3-Perfluoroheptyl propanoic acid (7:3 FTCA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2H,2H,3H,3H-Perfluorooctanoic acid (5:3 FTCA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 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 MN0029882.
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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