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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585122

HANLEY FALLS WWTP, Hanley Falls, MN: NPDES MNG585122 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HANLEY FALLS WWTP, held by Hanley Falls city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585122. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2022 and expiring November 30, 2023.

HANLEY FALLS WWTP, Hanley Falls, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585122, held by Hanley Falls city of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 1, 2022, term to November 30, 2023, by STA.

  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 69% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 223% over the limit.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2023, largest 72% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2023, largest 1,110% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • 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.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 9 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.

Minnesota holds 240 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 207 were issued before MNG585122.

Coverages issued nearest MNG585122

  • January 1, 2022: ALTONA HUTTERIAN BRETHREN WWTP, Henderson, MNG585385, held by Altona Hutterite Brethren
  • January 1, 2022: HAMBURG WWTP, Hamburg, MNG585386, held by Hamburg city of
  • January 1, 2022: WILLIAMS WWTP, Williams, MNG585388, held by Williams city of
  • June 1, 2022: FREEPORT WWTP, Freeport, MNG585019, held by Freeport city of
  • June 1, 2022: ELMORE WWTP, Elmore, MNG585110, held by Elmore city of
  • June 1, 2022: CLINTON WWTP, Clinton, MNG585193, held by Clinton city of
  • June 1, 2022: FINLAYSON WWTP, Finlayson, MNG585203, held by Finlayson city of
  • June 1, 2022: GEM SANITARY DISTRICT, Greenwald, MNG585205, held by GEM Sanitary District
  • June 1, 2022: GOOD THUNDER WWTP, Good Thunder, MNG585206, held by Good Thunder city of
  • June 1, 2022: BIRD ISLAND WWTP, Bird Island, MNG585390, held by Bird Island city of

HANLEY FALLS WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Yellow Medicine River subwatershed (HUC 070200040605), MNG585122 among them. Its county holds 25, 0 of them major permits; MNG585122 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedHANLEY FALLS WWTP
Permittee as filedHanley Falls city of
NPDES IDMNG585122
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
IssuedJune 1, 2022
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2023
Issuing agencySTA
AddressHanley Falls, MN 56245
SubwatershedYellow Medicine River (HUC 070200040605)
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 suspended587November 30, 202569% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]554April 30, 2023223% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]421June 30, 202372% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C111April 30, 20231,110% over the limit
pH320
Nitrogen, total [as N]210
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]210
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]210
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant900
Precipitation, total defined period/in100
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585122.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585122.

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 MNG585122.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit MNG585122 for the HANLEY FALLS WWTP in Hanley Falls, MN, held by Hanley Falls city of, with its status shown as administratively continued and a minor discharger class. The page lists 11 pollutants on file, 8 of them under a numeric limit, 4 with an effluent exceedance, and the Yellow Medicine River subwatershed (HUC 070200040605).