Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG255078
VIRACON INC, Owatonna, MN: NPDES MNG255078 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
VIRACON INC, held by Viracon Inc, holds NPDES permit MNG255078. EPA’s file records it issued August 1, 2014 and expiring May 31, 2019.
VIRACON INC, Owatonna, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG255078, held by Viracon Inc; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 1, 2014, term to May 31, 2019, by MPCA.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Minnesota holds 240 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 4 were issued before MNG255078.
Coverages issued nearest MNG255078
- January 1, 2008: INTERNATIONAL PAPER - FRIDLEY, Fridley, MNG255038, held by International Paper - Fridley
- January 1, 2008: 528 PARTNERSHIP LLP BROWN & BIGELOW BLDG, St Paul, MNG255045, held by 528 Partnership LLP Brown & Bigelow Bldg
- January 1, 2008: PEARSON CANDY CO, St Paul, MNG255066, held by Pearson Candy Co
- January 1, 2008: SARTELL VALVES INC, Sartell, MNG255084, held by Sartell Valves Inc
- August 1, 2014: AMPI - ROCHESTER, Rochester, MNG255051, held by AMPI - Rochester
- August 1, 2014: BAE SYSTEMS LAND & ARMAMENTS, Fridley, MNG255087, held by BAE Systems/River Road Industrial Center
- January 1, 2019: ADRIAN WWTP, Adrian, MNG585001, held by Adrian city of
- January 1, 2019: MURDOCK WWTP, Murdock, MNG585086, held by Murdock city of
- January 1, 2019: BRICELYN WWTP, Bricelyn, MNG585129, held by Bricelyn city of
- March 1, 2019: ELLSWORTH WWTP, Ellsworth, MNG585015, held by Ellsworth city of
VIRACON INC among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Maple Creek-Straight River subwatershed (HUC 070400020307), MNG255078 among them. Its county holds 21, 1 of them major permits; MNG255078 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Maple Creek-Straight River subwatershed (HUC 070400020307)
- LAKESIDE FOODS INC - OWATONNA PLANT, Owatonna: MN0001571, minor permit, discharging to STRAIGHT R, permit term to August 31, 2013
- OWATONNA, Owatonna: MNL051284, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- OWATONNA WWTP, Owatonna: MN0051284, major permit, permit term to May 31, 2026
- ZUPITAL PIT, Owatonna: MNG490245, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2022
Identity
| Facility as filed | VIRACON INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Viracon Inc |
| NPDES ID | MNG255078 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 1, 2014 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2019 |
| Issuing agency | MPCA |
| Address | Owatonna, MN 55060 |
| Subwatershed | Maple Creek-Straight River (HUC 070400020307) |
| SIC | 3231 – Products Of Purchased Glass |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MND053429353; ICIS-AIR source MN0000002714700061 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MNG255078.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG255078.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG255078.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES MNG255078.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.