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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585222

CONGER WWTP, Conger, MN: NPDES MNG585222 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

CONGER WWTP, held by Conger city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585222. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.

CONGER WWTP, Conger, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585222, held by Conger city of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 1, 2020, term to November 30, 2023, by STA.

  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 92% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024, largest 36% over the limit.
  • pH: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation, total defined period/in: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 9 limits, 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; 144 were issued before MNG585222.

Coverages issued nearest MNG585222

  • December 1, 2020: STEPHEN WWTP, Stephen, MNG585162, held by Stephen city of
  • December 1, 2020: NIELSVILLE WWTP, Nielsville, MNG585166, held by Nielsville city of
  • December 1, 2020: BIG STONE CO HUTTERITE COLONY GRACEVILLE, Graceville, MNG585168, held by Big Stone County Hutterite Colony
  • December 1, 2020: ROUND LAKE WWTP, Round Lake, MNG585198, held by Round Lake city of
  • December 1, 2020: SARGEANT WWTP, Sargeant, MNG585214, held by Sargeant city of
  • December 1, 2020: HOLLANDALE WWTP, Hollandale, MNG585374, held by Hollandale city of
  • December 1, 2020: HENDRICKS WWTP, Hendricks, MNG585377, held by Hendricks city of
  • December 1, 2020: OSLO WWTP, Oslo, MNG585379, held by Oslo city of
  • December 1, 2020: WALTHAM WWTP, Waltham, MNG585380, held by Waltham city of
  • January 1, 2021: MCKINLEY WWTP, Mckinley, MNG585367, held by McKinley city of

CONGER WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Bear Lake subwatershed (HUC 070802030101), MNG585222 among them. Its county holds 33, 1 of them major permits; MNG585222 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Bear Lake subwatershed (HUC 070802030101)

  • YOST HOG FARM, Albert Lea: MNG440526, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filedCONGER WWTP
Permittee as filedConger city of
NPDES IDMNG585222
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
IssuedDecember 1, 2020
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2023
Issuing agencySTA
AddressConger, MN 56020
SubwatershedBear Lake (HUC 070802030101)
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
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]587June 30, 202592% over the limit
Solids, total suspended554June 30, 202436% over the limit
pH320
Nitrogen, total [as N]220
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]220
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]220
Phosphorus, total [as P]410
Precipitation, total defined period/in110
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant900
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]100
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585222.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585222.

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 MNG585222.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES MNG585222 for CONGER WWTP in Conger, MN, held by Conger city of and administratively continued, with a minor discharger class. The facts list 11 pollutants on file, 8 of them under a numeric limit, and 2 with an effluent exceedance.