Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0068195
LE SUEUR WWTF, Le Sueur, MN: NPDES MN0068195 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 27Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LE SUEUR WWTF, held by Minnesota River Valley Public Utilities, holds NPDES permit MN0068195. EPA’s file records it issued November 1, 2019 and expiring October 31, 2024. 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 | LE SUEUR WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Minnesota River Valley Public Utilities |
| NPDES ID | MN0068195 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 1, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Le Sueur, MN 56058 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | City of Le Sueur-Minnesota River (HUC 070200120502) |
| 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
- 27Pollutants on file
- 27Under a numeric limit
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 6 | 6 | February 28, 2014 | 195% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 4 | 4 | December 31, 2014 | 280% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 10 | 3 | 3 | February 28, 2019 | 110% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 3 | 3 | October 31, 2010 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2010 | 32% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 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 | ||
| Mercury, dissolved [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 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 | ||
| 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| February 9, 2017 | Permit Violation | 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.