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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585015

ELLSWORTH WWTP, Ellsworth, MN: NPDES MNG585015 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

ELLSWORTH WWTP, held by Ellsworth city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585015. EPA’s file records it issued March 1, 2019 and expiring November 30, 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 filedELLSWORTH WWTP
Permittee as filedEllsworth city of
NPDES IDMNG585015
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 1, 2019
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2023
Issuing agencySTA
AddressEllsworth, MN 56129
SubwatershedNorwegian Creek (HUC 101702040203)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
pH362October 31, 2025
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]561April 30, 202355% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C121April 30, 2023119% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]290
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]290
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]290
Solids, total suspended550
Phosphorus, total [as P]350
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant930
Bicarbonate ion- [as HCO3]130
Calcium, total [as Ca]130
Magnesium, total [as Mg]130
Chloride [as Cl]130
Hardness, Ca Mg Calculated [mg/L as CaCO3]130
Specific conductance120
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]120
Sodium, total [as Na]120
Potassium, total [as K]120
Sulfate, total [as SO4]120
Solids, total dissolved120
Precipitation, total defined period/in110
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]110

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

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585015.

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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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit MNG585015 for the ELLSWORTH WWTP in Ellsworth, MN, held by Ellsworth city of, a Minor discharger coverage under a general permit with Effective status. The page lists 22 pollutants on file, 3 of which show an effluent exceedance, and the permit dates shown are an issue date of March 1, 2019 and an expiration date of November 30, 2023, as of September 15, 2026.