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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585156

GREENBUSH WWTP, Greenbush, MN: NPDES MNG585156 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GREENBUSH WWTP, held by Greenbush city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585156. EPA’s file records it issued February 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.

GREENBUSH WWTP, Greenbush, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585156, held by Greenbush 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, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2020, largest 32% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2020.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 9 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]: 3 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.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 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.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 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 MNG585156.

Coverages issued nearest MNG585156

  • February 1, 2020: SABIN WWTP, Sabin, MNG585133, held by Sabin city of
  • February 1, 2020: BIG FALLS WWTP, Big Falls, MNG585135, held by Big Falls city of
  • February 1, 2020: HALLOCK WWTP, Hallock, MNG585147, held by Hallock city of
  • February 1, 2020: FELTON WWTP, Felton, MNG585149, held by Felton city of
  • February 1, 2020: BADGER WWTP, Badger, MNG585155, held by Badger city of
  • February 1, 2020: GARFIELD WWTP, Garfield, MNG585158, held by Garfield city of
  • February 1, 2020: MIDDLE RIVER WWTP, Middle River, MNG585163, held by Middle River city of
  • February 1, 2020: PEASE WWTP, Pease, MNG585167, held by Pease city of
  • February 1, 2020: FISHER WWTP, Fisher, MNG585170, held by Fisher city of
  • February 1, 2020: 7-CLANS CASINO WWTP, Thief River Falls, MNG585172, held by Red Lake Gaming Enterprises Inc

GREENBUSH WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Lateral Ditch No 2 subwatershed (HUC 090203120202), MNG585156 among them. Its county holds 13, 0 of them major permits; MNG585156 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lateral Ditch No 2 subwatershed (HUC 090203120202)

Identity

Facility as filedGREENBUSH WWTP
Permittee as filedGreenbush city of
NPDES IDMNG585156
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
AddressGreenbush, MN 56726
SubwatershedLateral Ditch No 2 (HUC 090203120202)
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 suspended511May 31, 202032% over the limit
pH311May 31, 2020
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant900
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]500
Phosphorus, total [as P]300
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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]100
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C100
Solids, total dissolved100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585156.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585156.

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 MNG585156.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES MNG585156 for the GREENBUSH WWTP in Greenbush, MN, held by Greenbush city of and administratively continued. The facts list a discharger class of Minor, a facility type of Publicly owned treatment works, and a subwatershed of Lateral Ditch No 2 (HUC 090203120202). The page records 13 pollutants on file, of which 2 are under a numeric limit and 2 show an effluent exceedance.