Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585158
GARFIELD WWTP, Garfield, MN: NPDES MNG585158 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GARFIELD WWTP, held by Garfield city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585158. EPA’s file records it issued February 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.
GARFIELD WWTP, Garfield, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585158, held by Garfield 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.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 40% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2023, largest 8% over the limit.
- 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.
- pH: 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.
- 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; 88 were issued before MNG585158.
Coverages issued nearest MNG585158
- 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: GREENBUSH WWTP, Greenbush, MNG585156, held by Greenbush 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
- February 1, 2020: COOK WWTP, Cook, MNG585179, held by Cook city of
GARFIELD WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Lake Ida subwatershed (HUC 070101080103), MNG585158 among them. Its county holds 12, 1 of them major permits; MNG585158 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GARFIELD WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Garfield city of |
| NPDES ID | MNG585158 |
| 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 | February 1, 2020 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Garfield, MN 56332 |
| Subwatershed | Lake Ida (HUC 070101080103) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 2With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 4 | 4 | May 31, 2026 | 40% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2023 | 8% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 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 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585158.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585158.
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 MNG585158.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.