Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585105
RUTHTON WWTP, Ruthton, MN: NPDES MNG585105 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
RUTHTON WWTP, held by Ruthton city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585105. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.
RUTHTON WWTP, Ruthton, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585105, held by Ruthton 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.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 9 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 3 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; 13 were issued before MNG585105.
Coverages issued nearest MNG585105
- January 1, 2020: ULEN WWTP, Ulen, MNG585088, held by Ulen city of
- January 1, 2020: ADA WWTP, Ada, MNG585095, held by Ada city of
- January 1, 2020: KIESTER WWTP, Kiester, MNG585097, held by Kiester city of
- January 1, 2020: CLEARBROOK WWTP, Clearbrook, MNG585098, held by Clearbrook city of
- January 1, 2020: HARTLAND WWTP, Hartland, MNG585102, held by Hartland city of
- January 1, 2020: DELAVAN WWTP, Delavan, MNG585109, held by Delavan city of
- January 1, 2020: TYLER WWTP, Tyler, MNG585116, held by Tyler city of
- January 1, 2020: DANVERS WWTP, Danvers, MNG585119, held by Danvers city of
- January 1, 2020: FROST WWTP, Frost, MNG585120, held by Frost city of
- January 1, 2020: GHENT WWTP, Ghent, MNG585121, held by Ghent city of
RUTHTON WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Redwood River Headwaters subwatershed (HUC 070200060101), MNG585105 among them. Its county holds 30, 0 of them major permits; MNG585105 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | RUTHTON WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Ruthton city of |
| NPDES ID | MNG585105 |
| 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 | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 1, 2020 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Ruthton, MN 56170 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Redwood River Headwaters (HUC 070200060101) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MNG585105.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585105.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585105.
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 MNG585105.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.