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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585188

FULDA WWTP, Fulda, MN: NPDES MNG585188 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FULDA WWTP, held by Fulda city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585188. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.

FULDA WWTP, Fulda, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585188, held by Fulda 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.

  • pH: 3 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 150% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 144% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 1,110% over the limit.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 22% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 9 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.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 13, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
  • July 1, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • July 1, 2020: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

Minnesota holds 240 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 13 were issued before MNG585188.

Coverages issued nearest MNG585188

  • January 1, 2020: ALVARADO WWTP, Alvarado, MNG585171, held by Alvarado 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: HERON LAKE WWTP, Heron Lake, MNG585189, held by Heron Lake city of
  • January 1, 2020: MAGNOLIA WWTP, Magnolia, MNG585190, held by Magnolia city of
  • January 1, 2020: WOODSTOCK WWTP, Woodstock, MNG585192, held by Woodstock city of
  • January 1, 2020: HARDWICK WWTP, Hardwick, MNG585194, held by Hardwick city of
  • January 1, 2020: HILLS WWTP, Hills, MNG585196, held by Hills city of

FULDA WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Lime Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000010303), MNG585188 among them. Its county holds 24, 0 of them major permits; MNG585188 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lime Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000010303)

Identity

Facility as filedFULDA WWTP
Permittee as filedFulda city of
NPDES IDMNG585188
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
IssuedJanuary 1, 2020
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2023
Issuing agencySTA
AddressFulda, MN 56131
SubwatershedLime Creek (HUC 071000010303)
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
pH31313April 30, 2025
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]51210June 30, 2024150% over the limit
Solids, total suspended5119June 30, 2024144% over the limit
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C133July 31, 20241,110% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]422June 30, 202422% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant900
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
Solids, total dissolved100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 1, 2020Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 1, 2026EvaluationS

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 13, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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This public-records page covers the NPDES MNG585188 discharge permit for the FULDA WWTP in Fulda, MN, held by Fulda city of and classed as a Minor discharger under an administratively continued status. The figures listed are 13 pollutants on file, 13 under a numeric limit, and 5 with an effluent exceedance.