Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585327
PLUMMER WWTP, Plummer, MN: NPDES MNG585327 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
PLUMMER WWTP, held by Plummer city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585327. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2023.
PLUMMER WWTP, Plummer, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585327, held by Plummer 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, 8 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2022, largest 80% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2022, largest 120% over the limit.
- pH: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 3 limits, 1 violation 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.
- 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 MNG585327.
Coverages issued nearest MNG585327
- 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
- January 1, 2020: PERLEY WWTP, Perley, MNG585326, held by Perley city of
- January 1, 2020: SAINT HILAIRE WWTP, Saint Hilaire, MNG585334, held by Saint Hilaire city of
- January 1, 2020: URBANK WWTP, Urbank, MNG585343, held by Urbank city of
- February 1, 2020: BELVIEW WWTP, Belview, MNG585003, held by Belview city of
- February 1, 2020: HEWITT WWTP, Hewitt, MNG585024, held by Hewitt city of
- February 1, 2020: JASPER WWTP, Jasper, MNG585026, held by Jasper city of
PLUMMER WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the City of Plummer-Clearwater River subwatershed (HUC 090203050702), MNG585327 among them. Its county holds 7, 0 of them major permits; MNG585327 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the City of Plummer-Clearwater River subwatershed (HUC 090203050702)
- PLUMMER, Plummer: MN0024520, minor permit, discharging to CLEARWATER R, permit term to January 31, 2011
Identity
| Facility as filed | PLUMMER WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Plummer city of |
| NPDES ID | MNG585327 |
| 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 | January 1, 2020 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Plummer, MN 56748 |
| Subwatershed | City of Plummer-Clearwater River (HUC 090203050702) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 8 | 7 | October 31, 2022 | 80% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 5 | 4 | October 31, 2022 | 120% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585327.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585327.
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 MNG585327.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.