Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0050628
FERGUS FALLS WWTP, Fergus Falls, MN: NPDES MN0050628 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FERGUS FALLS WWTP, held by Fergus Falls city of, holds NPDES permit MN0050628. EPA’s file records it issued February 1, 2018 and expiring December 31, 2022. 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 | FERGUS FALLS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fergus Falls city of |
| NPDES ID | MN0050628 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 1, 2018 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Fergus Falls, MN 56537 |
| Subwatershed | City of Fergus Falls-Otter Tail River (HUC 090201030904) |
| 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
- 21Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 4 | 4 | May 31, 2006 | 786% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 4 | 4 | August 31, 2008 | 150% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2006 | 27% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 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 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, dissolved [as SO4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 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 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2017 | 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.