Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0055361
PLAINVIEW-ELGIN SANITARY DISTRICT WWTP, Plainview, MN: NPDES MN0055361 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PLAINVIEW-ELGIN SANITARY DISTRICT WWTP, held by Plainview-Elgin Sanitary District, holds NPDES permit MN0055361. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2022 and expiring November 30, 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 | PLAINVIEW-ELGIN SANITARY DISTRICT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Plainview-Elgin Sanitary District |
| NPDES ID | MN0055361 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 1, 2022 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Plainview, MN 55964 |
| Subwatershed | Lower North Fork Whitewater River (HUC 070400030304) |
| 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
- 26Pollutants on file
- 26Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 12 | 12 | November 30, 2016 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 7 | 6 | 5 | April 30, 2023 | 144% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2014 | 13% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 5 | 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 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bicarbonate ion- [as HCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, Ca Mg Calculated [mg/L as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MN0055361.
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.