Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0067938
SMSC WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Prior Lake, MN: NPDES MN0067938 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 30Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SMSC WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, held by SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX WRF, holds NPDES permit MN0067938. EPA’s file records it issued June 19, 2012 and expiring June 13, 2017. 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 | SMSC WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX WRF |
| NPDES ID | MN0067938 |
| 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 | June 19, 2012 |
| Expiration date | June 13, 2017 |
| Address | Prior Lake, MN 55372 |
| Subwatershed | Prior Lake (HUC 070200121105) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MNS000133496 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 44Pollutants on file
- 30Under a numeric limit
- 24With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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] | 16 | 18 | 8 | January 31, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 2 | 6 | 5 | February 28, 2026 | 419% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 9 | 2 | January 31, 2016 | |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 3 | 2 | February 28, 2026 | 345% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 16 | 11 | 1 | March 31, 2020 | 36% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 16 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Bicarbonate ion- [as HCO3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, dry weight | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge transported interstate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pollutant table from 503.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Level of pathogen requirements achieved | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Description of pathogen option used | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vector attraction reduction alternative used | 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 MN0067938.
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.