Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585171
ALVARADO WWTP, Alvarado, MN: NPDES MNG585171 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
ALVARADO WWTP, held by Alvarado city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585171. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.
ALVARADO WWTP, Alvarado, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585171, held by Alvarado 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, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 327% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 1,224% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2024.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 9 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; 13 were issued before MNG585171.
Coverages issued nearest MNG585171
- January 1, 2020: AUDUBON WWTP, Audubon, MNG585148, held by Audubon city of
- January 1, 2020: DARWIN WWTP, Darwin, MNG585150, held by Darwin city of
- January 1, 2020: LAKE PARK WWTP, Lake Park, MNG585157, held by Lake Park city of
- January 1, 2020: RED LAKE FALLS WWTP, Red Lake Falls, MNG585161, held by Red Lake Falls city of
- January 1, 2020: AVOCA & IONA WWTP, Iona, MNG585165, held by Iona city of
- January 1, 2020: GARY WWTP, Gary, MNG585175, held by Gary city of
- January 1, 2020: HENDRUM WWTP, Hendrum, MNG585176, held by Hendrum city of
- January 1, 2020: HITTERDAL WWTP, Hitterdal, MNG585178, held by Hitterdal city of
- January 1, 2020: HILL CITY WWTP, Hill City, MNG585182, held by Hill City city of
- January 1, 2020: FULDA WWTP, Fulda, MNG585188, held by Fulda city of
ALVARADO WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the City of Alvarado-Snake River subwatershed (HUC 090203090301), MNG585171 among them. Its county holds 17, 0 of them major permits; MNG585171 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the City of Alvarado-Snake River subwatershed (HUC 090203090301)
- WARREN WWTP, Warren: MNG585073, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2023
Identity
| Facility as filed | ALVARADO WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Alvarado city of |
| NPDES ID | MNG585171 |
| 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 | Alvarado, MN 56710 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | City of Alvarado-Snake River (HUC 090203090301) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2022 | 327% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2022 | 1,224% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2024 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 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 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585171.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585171.
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 MNG585171.
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