Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0029904
MET COUNCIL - EAGLES POINT WWTP, Cottage Grove, MN: NPDES MN0029904 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 30Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MET COUNCIL - EAGLES POINT WWTP, held by Metropolitan Council, holds NPDES permit MN0029904. EPA’s file records it issued November 1, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023. 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 - EAGLES POINT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Metropolitan Council |
| NPDES ID | MN0029904 |
| 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, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Cottage Grove, MN 55016 |
| Subwatershed | Spring Lake-Mississippi River (HUC 070102060903) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MND000872077 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 30Pollutants on file
- 30Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2005 | 67% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2023 | 1,207% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 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 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | 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 | ||
| Perfluorobutane Sulfonate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexane Sulfonate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, dissolved [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MN0029904.
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.