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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585292

GENEVA WWTP, Geneva, MN: NPDES MNG585292 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GENEVA WWTP, held by Geneva city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585292. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.

GENEVA WWTP, Geneva, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585292, held by Geneva 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, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 131% over the limit.
  • 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.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 3 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 MNG585292.

Coverages issued nearest MNG585292

  • 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: DUNNELL WWTP, Dunnell, MNG585279, held by Dunnell city of
  • January 1, 2020: ELYSIAN WWTP, Elysian, MNG585285, held by Elysian 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
  • January 1, 2020: PERLEY WWTP, Perley, MNG585326, held by Perley city of
  • January 1, 2020: PLUMMER WWTP, Plummer, MNG585327, held by Plummer city of

GENEVA WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Headwaters Straight River subwatershed (HUC 070400020303), MNG585292 among them. Its county holds 33, 1 of them major permits; MNG585292 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedGENEVA WWTP
Permittee as filedGeneva city of
NPDES IDMNG585292
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
AddressGeneva, MN 56035
SubwatershedHeadwaters Straight River (HUC 070400020303)
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
Solids, total suspended566April 30, 2024131% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]210
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]210
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]210
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant900
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]500
Phosphorus, total [as P]400
pH300
Precipitation, total defined period/in100
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 MNG585292.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585292.

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 MNG585292.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit MNG585292 for the GENEVA WWTP in Geneva, MN, held by Geneva city of, whose status is administratively continued and whose discharger class is Minor. The facts list 11 pollutants on file, 11 of them under a numeric limit, and 4 with a violation of any kind, with 1 pollutant showing an effluent exceedance.