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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585062

RUSSELL WWTP, Russell, MN: NPDES MNG585062 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

RUSSELL WWTP, held by Russell city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585062. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.

RUSSELL WWTP, Russell, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585062, held by Russell city of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 1, 2020, term to November 30, 2023, by STA.

  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 118% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 40% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 9 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation, total defined period/in: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Minnesota holds 240 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 144 were issued before MNG585062.

Coverages issued nearest MNG585062

  • December 1, 2020: FORESTON WWTP, Foreston, MNG585017, held by Foreston city of
  • December 1, 2020: KELLOGG WWTP, Kellogg, MNG585027, held by Kellogg city of
  • December 1, 2020: KENNEDY WWTP, Kennedy, MNG585028, held by Kennedy city of
  • December 1, 2020: MINNEOTA WWTP, Minneota, MNG585033, held by Minneota city of
  • December 1, 2020: COSMOS WWTP, Cosmos, MNG585056, held by Cosmos city of
  • December 1, 2020: STOCKTON WWTP, Stockton, MNG585079, held by Stockton city of
  • December 1, 2020: CLARKFIELD WWTP, Clarkfield, MNG585093, held by Clarkfield city of
  • December 1, 2020: LAMBERTON WWTP, Lamberton, MNG585100, held by Lamberton city of
  • December 1, 2020: PENNOCK WWTP, Pennock, MNG585104, held by Pennock city of
  • December 1, 2020: FERTILE WWTP, Fertile, MNG585138, held by Fertile city of

RUSSELL WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the City of Marshall-Redwood River subwatershed (HUC 070200060301), MNG585062 among them. Its county holds 24, 1 of them major permits; MNG585062 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the City of Marshall-Redwood River subwatershed (HUC 070200060301)

  • ADM CORN PROCESSING - MARSHALL, Marshall: MN0057037, major permit, discharging to REDWOOD R VIA SS, permit term to June 30, 2007
  • D & G EXCAVATING INC, Marshall: MNG490067, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2022
  • LYND, Lynd: MNG580030, minor permit, discharging to REDWOOD R, permit term to February 28, 2010
  • LYND WWTP, Lynd: MNG585030, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2023
  • MARSHALL, Marshall: MNL022179, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
  • MCLAUGHLIN & SCHULZ, INC, Marshall: MNG490019, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2011
  • RUSSELL, Russell: MNG580062, minor permit, discharging to REDWOOD R, permit term to February 28, 2010

Identity

Facility as filedRUSSELL WWTP
Permittee as filedRussell city of
NPDES IDMNG585062
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
IssuedDecember 1, 2020
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2023
Issuing agencySTA
AddressRussell, MN 56169
SubwatershedCity of Marshall-Redwood River (HUC 070200060301)
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

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 suspended52816June 30, 2026118% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]5174June 30, 202640% over the limit
pH3112July 31, 2024
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant9180
Phosphorus, total [as P]4120
Nitrogen, total [as N]270
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]270
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]270
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]140
Precipitation, total defined period/in130
Sulfate, total [as SO4]030
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C120

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585062.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585062.

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 MNG585062.

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The Russell WWTP permit record (NPDES MNG585062) lists an administratively continued status, issued December 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023, for a minor discharger in the City of Marshall-Redwood River watershed (HUC 070200060301). The record shows 12 pollutants on file, 11 under a numeric limit, and 12 with a violation.