Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585169
CLIMAX WWTP, Climax, MN: NPDES MNG585169 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CLIMAX WWTP, held by Climax city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585169. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2024 and expiring November 30, 2028.
CLIMAX WWTP, Climax, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585169, held by Climax city of; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued January 1, 2024, term to November 30, 2028, by STA.
- 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.
- pH: 3 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.
- 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; 221 were issued before MNG585169.
Coverages issued nearest MNG585169
- January 1, 2024: SHAFER WWTP, Shafer, MNG585047, held by Shafer city of
- January 1, 2024: WILLOW RIVER WWTP, Willow River, MNG585054, held by Willow River city of
- January 1, 2024: MAPLETON WWTP, Mapleton, MNG585089, held by Mapleton city of
- January 1, 2024: LUCAN WWTP, Lucan, MNG585112, held by Lucan city of
- January 1, 2024: ALDEN WWTP, Alden, MNG585118, held by Alden city of
- January 1, 2024: BAUDETTE WWTP, Baudette, MNG585174, held by Baudette city of
- January 1, 2024: DEER RIVER WWTP, Deer River, MNG585181, held by Deer River city of
- January 1, 2024: CURRIE WWTP, Currie, MNG585221, held by Currie city of
- January 1, 2024: BERTHA WWTP, Bertha, MNG585371, held by Bertha city of
- January 1, 2024: DEGRAFF WWTP, De Graff, MNG585398, held by DeGraff city of
CLIMAX WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Sand Hill River subwatershed (HUC 090203010306), MNG585169 among them. Its county holds 18, 2 of them major permits; MNG585169 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Sand Hill River subwatershed (HUC 090203010306)
- CLIMAX WWTP, Climax: MN0023060, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2022
What the register holds for CLIMAX WWTP: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Climax, Minnesota, and 11 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES MNG585169.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CLIMAX WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Climax city of |
| NPDES ID | MNG585169 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| 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, 2024 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Climax, MN 56523 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Sand Hill River (HUC 090203010306) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| pH | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 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 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MNG585169.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585169.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585169.
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 MNG585169.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.