Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MNG585371

BERTHA WWTP, Bertha, MN: NPDES MNG585371 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
14Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BERTHA WWTP, held by Bertha city of, holds NPDES permit MNG585371. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2024 and expiring November 30, 2028.

BERTHA WWTP, Bertha, Minnesota: Coverage under a general permit MNG585371, held by Bertha city of; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued January 1, 2024, term to November 30, 2028, by STA.

pH: 3 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2024.
Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 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.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 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.
Solids, total dissolved: 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; 221 were issued before MNG585371.

Coverages issued nearest MNG585371

January 1, 2024: ALDEN WWTP, Alden, MNG585118, held by Alden city of
January 1, 2024: CLIMAX WWTP, Climax, MNG585169, held by Climax city of
January 1, 2024: BAUDETTE WWTP, Baudette, MNG585174, held by Baudette city of
January 1, 2024: DEER RIVER WWTP, Deer River, MNG585181, held by Deer River city of
January 1, 2024: CURRIE WWTP, Currie, MNG585221, held by Currie city of
January 1, 2024: DEGRAFF WWTP, De Graff, MNG585398, held by DeGraff city of
January 1, 2024: MOOSE LAKE WWTP, Moose Lake, MNG585401, held by Moose Lake city of
January 1, 2024: SAINT MARTIN WWTP, Saint Martin, MNG585402, held by Saint Martin city of
January 1, 2024: SHETEK AREA WATER & SEWER DISTRICT WWTP, Currie, MNG585403, held by Murray County
September 1, 2024: MCGREGOR WWTP, Mcgregor, MNG585405, held by McGregor city of

BERTHA WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Little Partridge Creek subwatershed (HUC 070101060901), MNG585371 among them. Its county holds 18, 1 of them major permits; MNG585371 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Little Partridge Creek subwatershed (HUC 070101060901)

BERTHA WWTP, Bertha: MN0022799, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2012
BRAATEN AGGREGATE INC, Bertha: MNG490666, minor permit, permit term to May 31, 2027

Identity

Facility as filed	BERTHA WWTP
Permittee as filed	Bertha city of
NPDES ID	MNG585371
Permit status	Effective
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, 2024
Expiration date	November 30, 2028
Issuing agency	STA
Address	Bertha, MN 56437
Subwatershed	Little Partridge Creek (HUC 070101060901)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

14Pollutants on file
14Under a numeric limit
7With a violation of any kind
1With 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
pH	3	7	6	September 30, 2024
Solids, total suspended	5	1	0
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	5	1	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	1	0	0
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	1	0	0
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C	1	0	0
Solids, total dissolved	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MNG585371.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MNG585371.

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 MNG585371.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit MNG585371 for the BERTHA WWTP in Bertha, MN, held by Bertha city of, with an effective status, a Minor discharger class, and an issue date of January 1, 2024 and expiration date of November 30, 2028. The file lists 14 pollutants on file, 7 of them under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance, within the Little Partridge Creek subwatershed (HUC 070101060901).