Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0003204
DUNN PAPER LADYSMITH LLC, Ladysmith, WI: NPDES WI0003204 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DUNN PAPER LADYSMITH LLC, held by Cellu Tissue - City Forest, LLC dba Clearwater Paper, holds NPDES permit WI0003204, which discharges to Flambeau R And G. EPA’s file records it issued December 29, 2010 and expiring December 31, 2015. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | DUNN PAPER LADYSMITH LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Cellu Tissue - City Forest, LLC dba Clearwater Paper |
| NPDES ID | WI0003204 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 29, 2010 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2015 |
| Address | Ladysmith, WI 54848 |
| Receiving water | FLAMBEAU R AND G |
| Subwatershed | Thornapple Dam-Flambeau River (HUC 070500020703) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler WID982607715; ICIS-AIR source WI0000005510700005 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 2 | 14 | 14 | January 31, 2026 | 667% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 12 | 12 | July 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 37 | 10 | October 31, 2024 | 55% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 2 | 2 | November 30, 2019 | |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 85 | 1 | December 31, 2023 | 7% over the limit |
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | 1 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2019 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| February 5, 2019 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 10, 2017 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.