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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585023

GRANADA WWTP, Granada, MN: NPDES MNG585023 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GRANADA WWTP, held by Granada city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585023. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.

GRANADA WWTP, Granada, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585023, held by Granada city of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 1, 2020, term to November 30, 2023, by STA.

  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 145% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2023.
  • Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2022, largest 81% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 9 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation, total defined period/in: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • June 14, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).
  • June 14, 2023: Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge (ST6).
  • June 14, 2023: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
  • June 14, 2023: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).

Minnesota holds 240 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 13 were issued before MNG585023.

Coverages issued nearest MNG585023

  • January 1, 2020: ELIZABETH WWTP, Elizabeth, MNG585012, held by Elizabeth city of
  • January 1, 2020: ELLENDALE WWTP, Ellendale, MNG585014, held by Ellendale city of
  • January 1, 2020: FLENSBURG WWTP, Flensburg, MNG585016, held by Flensburg city of
  • January 1, 2020: GILMAN WWTP, Gilman, MNG585021, held by Gilman city of
  • January 1, 2020: GOODRIDGE WWTP, Goodridge, MNG585022, held by Goodridge city of
  • January 1, 2020: LAKE WILSON WWTP, Lake Wilson, MNG585061, held by Lake Wilson city of
  • January 1, 2020: ROTHSAY WWTP, Rothsay, MNG585064, held by Rothsay city of
  • January 1, 2020: KELLIHER WWTP, Kelliher, MNG585068, held by Kelliher city of
  • January 1, 2020: HAVEN HUTTERIAN BRETHREN, Dexter, MNG585071, held by Haven Hutterian Brethren
  • January 1, 2020: WARREN WWTP, Warren, MNG585073, held by Warren city of

GRANADA WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the Center Creek subwatershed (HUC 070200090704), MNG585023 among them. Its county holds 39, 1 of them major permits; MNG585023 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Center Creek subwatershed (HUC 070200090704)

  • ANDREW DAHL FARM - HUNTLEY SITE, Granada: MNG440385, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2026
  • FAIRMONT, Fairmont: MNL030112, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
  • FAIRMONT FOODS INC, Fairmont: MN0001996, minor permit, discharging to CENTER CR; LAND, permit term to May 31, 2016
  • FAIRMONT WWTP, Fairmont: MN0030112, major permit, discharging to BLUE EARTH R VIA CENTER CR, permit term to April 30, 2015
  • GRANADA, Granada: MNG580023, minor permit, discharging to CENTER CR, permit term to February 28, 2010
  • JORGENSEN PORK, Fairmont: MNG440223, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2026
  • WAKEFIELD PORK INC - DAI-2, Granada: MNG440167, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filedGRANADA WWTP
Permittee as filedGranada city of
NPDES IDMNG585023
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedJanuary 1, 2020
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2023
Issuing agencySTA
AddressGranada, MN 56039
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedCenter Creek (HUC 070200090704)

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
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]5135April 30, 2023145% over the limit
pH341June 30, 2023
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C121April 30, 202281% over the limit
Solids, total suspended570
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant960
Nitrogen, total [as N]250
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]250
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]250
Phosphorus, total [as P]440
Precipitation, total defined period/in110
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]110
Sulfate, total [as SO4]010

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
June 14, 2023Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice DeficienciesST6
June 14, 2023Effluent Violations - Unauthorized DischargeST6
June 14, 2023Monitoring Violations - Analysis not ConductedST6
June 14, 2023Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect ReportingST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585023.

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 MNG585023.

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What this page shows

The page covers NPDES permit MNG585023 for the GRANADA WWTP in Granada, MN, held by Granada city of, with a status of administratively continued and a Minor Discharger class. The file lists 12 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, 12 with a violation of any kind, and 3 with an effluent exceedance.