Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585125
SUNBURG WWTP, Sunburg, MN: NPDES MNG585125 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SUNBURG WWTP, held by Sunburg city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585125. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.
SUNBURG WWTP, Sunburg, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585125, held by Sunburg 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.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 75% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 44% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2023, largest 243% over the limit.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 9 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Precipitation, total defined period/in: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 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; 13 were issued before MNG585125.
Coverages issued nearest MNG585125
- 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
- January 1, 2020: LOWRY WWTP, Lowry, MNG585123, held by Lowry city of
- January 1, 2020: MILROY WWTP, Milroy, MNG585124, held by Milroy city of
- January 1, 2020: COMSTOCK WWTP, Comstock, MNG585131, held by Comstock city of
- January 1, 2020: GEORGETOWN WWTP, Georgetown, MNG585132, held by Georgetown city of
- January 1, 2020: TWIN VALLEY WWTP, Twin Valley, MNG585137, held by Twin Valley city of
- January 1, 2020: GRYGLA WWTP, Grygla, MNG585139, held by Grygla city of
- January 1, 2020: ARGYLE WWTP, Argyle, MNG585140, held by Argyle city of
SUNBURG WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Sunburg Lake subwatershed (HUC 070200050402), MNG585125 among them. Its county holds 25, 1 of them major permits; MNG585125 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SUNBURG WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Sunburg city of |
| NPDES ID | MNG585125 |
| 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 | Sunburg, MN 56289 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Sunburg Lake (HUC 070200050402) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 17 | 13 | April 30, 2025 | 75% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 12 | 12 | April 30, 2026 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 8 | 4 | April 30, 2025 | 44% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 4 | 3 | September 30, 2023 | 243% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585125.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585125.
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 MNG585125.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.