Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0061310
LAKE VERMILLION WWSL, Tower, MN: NPDES MN0061310 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LAKE VERMILLION WWSL, held by BOIS FORTE TRIBAL COUNCIL, holds NPDES permit MN0061310, which discharges to Wetlands To Pike Bay. EPA’s file records it issued September 14, 2018 and expiring September 13, 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 | LAKE VERMILLION WWSL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BOIS FORTE TRIBAL COUNCIL |
| NPDES ID | MN0061310 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 14, 2018 |
| Expiration date | September 13, 2023 |
| Address | Tower, MN 55790 |
| Receiving water | WETLANDS TO PIKE BAY |
| Subwatershed | Vermilion Lake (HUC 090300020205) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 51 | 26 | May 31, 2018 | 30% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 32 | 15 | May 31, 2026 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 41 | 12 | June 30, 2013 | 389% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 10 | 33 | 2 | September 30, 2012 | 22% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 7 | 2 | May 31, 2026 | 111% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 6 | 2 | May 31, 2026 | 33% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 8 | 11 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2024 | PR: Failure to submit noncompliance report - CSO, SSO, or Bypass [40 CFR 122.41(l)(6) & (m)(3)(ii)] | EP6 |
| June 18, 2024 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
| March 21, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
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.