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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585043

VESTA WWTP, Vesta, MN: NPDES MNG585043 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

VESTA WWTP, held by Vesta city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585043. EPA’s file records it issued February 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.

VESTA WWTP, Vesta, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585043, held by Vesta city of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 1, 2020, term to November 30, 2023, by STA.

  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 62% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 88% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 9 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation, total defined period/in: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Minnesota holds 240 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 88 were issued before MNG585043.

Coverages issued nearest MNG585043

  • February 1, 2020: LAKE BRONSON WWTP, Lake Bronson, MNG585029, held by Lake Bronson city of
  • February 1, 2020: LYND WWTP, Lynd, MNG585030, held by Lynd city of
  • February 1, 2020: MENAHGA WWTP, Menahga, MNG585032, held by Menahga city of
  • February 1, 2020: MEADOWLANDS WWTP, Meadowlands, MNG585034, held by Meadowlands city of
  • February 1, 2020: SLEEPY EYE WWTP, Sleepy Eye, MNG585041, held by Sleepy Eye city of
  • February 1, 2020: FLOODWOOD WWTP, Floodwood, MNG585048, held by Floodwood city of
  • February 1, 2020: IRON JUNCTION WWTP, Iron, MNG585049, held by Iron Junction city of
  • February 1, 2020: WAHKON WWTP, Wahkon, MNG585051, held by Wahkon city of
  • February 1, 2020: UPSALA WWTP, Upsala, MNG585053, held by Upsala city of
  • February 1, 2020: BEAVER CREEK WWTP, Beaver Creek, MNG585055, held by Beaver Creek city of

VESTA WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the County Ditch No 33-Redwood River subwatershed (HUC 070200060703), MNG585043 among them. Its county holds 32, 1 of them major permits; MNG585043 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the County Ditch No 33-Redwood River subwatershed (HUC 070200060703)

  • VESTA, Vesta: MNG580043, minor permit, discharging to REDWOOD R, permit term to February 28, 2010

Identity

Facility as filedVESTA WWTP
Permittee as filedVesta city of
NPDES IDMNG585043
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
IssuedFebruary 1, 2020
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2023
Issuing agencySTA
AddressVesta, MN 56292
SubwatershedCounty Ditch No 33-Redwood River (HUC 070200060703)

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
Solids, total suspended51210July 31, 202462% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]5108July 31, 202488% over the limit
pH330
Phosphorus, total [as P]420
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant900
Nitrogen, total [as N]200
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]200
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]200
Precipitation, total defined period/in100
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]100
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585043.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585043.

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 MNG585043.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES MNG585043 for VESTA WWTP in Vesta, MN, held by Vesta city of, with the permit listed as administratively continued and a Minor discharger class. The facts list 11 pollutants on file, with 4 showing a violation of any kind and 2 showing an effluent exceedance.