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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585279

DUNNELL WWTP, Dunnell, MN: NPDES MNG585279 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

DUNNELL WWTP, held by Dunnell city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585279. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.

DUNNELL WWTP, Dunnell, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585279, held by Dunnell 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, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2025.
  • Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2025, largest 241,880% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 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.
  • Precipitation, total defined period/in: 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 MNG585279.

Coverages issued nearest MNG585279

  • January 1, 2020: BIGELOW WWTP, Bigelow, MNG585224, held by Bigelow city of
  • January 1, 2020: SHELLY WWTP, Shelly, MNG585227, held by Shelly city of
  • January 1, 2020: DEXTER WWTP, Dexter, MNG585228, held by Dexter city of
  • January 1, 2020: ASKOV WWTP, Askov, MNG585229, held by Askov city of
  • January 1, 2020: BROOTEN WWTP, Brooten, MNG585271, held by Brooten city of
  • January 1, 2020: ELYSIAN WWTP, Elysian, MNG585285, held by Elysian city of
  • January 1, 2020: GENEVA WWTP, Geneva, MNG585292, held by Geneva city of
  • January 1, 2020: HANCOCK WWTP, Hancock, MNG585299, held by Hancock city of
  • January 1, 2020: LEWISVILLE WWTP, Lewisville, MNG585314, held by Lewisville city of
  • January 1, 2020: MERIDEN TOWNSHIP WWTP, Owatonna, MNG585319, held by Meriden Township

DUNNELL WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Soldier Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000030107), MNG585279 among them. Its county holds 39, 1 of them major permits; MNG585279 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Soldier Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000030107)

  • DUNNELL WWTF, Dunnell: MN0056103, minor permit, discharging to LAND, permit term to January 31, 2014

Identity

Facility as filedDUNNELL WWTP
Permittee as filedDunnell city of
NPDES IDMNG585279
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
AddressDunnell, MN 56127
SubwatershedSoldier Creek (HUC 071000030107)
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
pH391September 30, 2025
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C111August 31, 2025241,880% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]570
Solids, total suspended550
Phosphorus, total [as P]340
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]120
Nitrogen, total [as N]210
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]210
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]210
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant900
Precipitation, total defined period/in100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585279.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585279.

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 MNG585279.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit MNG585279 for the DUNNELL WWTP in Dunnell, MN, held by Dunnell city of, which EPA's file lists as administratively continued and classed as a Minor discharger. The page reports 11 pollutants on file, with 2 pollutants showing an effluent exceedance, and identifies the Soldier Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000030107).