Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0049328
BRAINERD WWTP, Baxter, MN: NPDES MN0049328 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BRAINERD WWTP, held by Brainerd Public Utilities, holds NPDES permit MN0049328. EPA’s file records it issued September 1, 2022 and expiring August 31, 2027. 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 | BRAINERD WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Brainerd Public Utilities |
| NPDES ID | MN0049328 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 1, 2022 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Baxter, MN 56425 |
| Subwatershed | City of Brainerd-Mississippi River (HUC 070101040506) |
| 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
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 4 | 4 | April 30, 2012 | 23% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 4 | 4 | September 30, 2010 | 49% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 3 | February 28, 2009 | 33% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 3 | 3 | 2 | September 30, 2025 | 159% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 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 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, dissolved [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 13, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Land Application (non-503 non-CAFO) | ST6 |
| October 13, 2021 | Biosolids - Land Application: Applied to Land at Greater than the Agronomic Rate Violation | ST6 |
| October 12, 2021 | Biosolids - Land Application: Failure to Notify State Permitting Authority | 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.