Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585183
KETTLE RIVER WWTP, Kettle River, MN: NPDES MNG585183 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
KETTLE RIVER WWTP, held by Kettle River city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585183. EPA’s file records it issued February 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | KETTLE RIVER WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Kettle River city of |
| NPDES ID | MNG585183 |
| 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 | Kettle River, MN 55757 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | City of Kettle River-Kettle River (HUC 070300030110) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 | 20 | 4 | May 31, 2022 | 40% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 14 | 1 | April 30, 2020 | 19% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 9 | 1 | June 30, 2024 | |
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 4 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | 144% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
| June 11, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.