Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0003450
LIGNOTECH USA, INC., Rothschild, WI: NPDES WI0003450 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LIGNOTECH USA, INC., held by Lignotech USA, Inc., holds NPDES permit WI0003450, which discharges to Wisconsin R. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2013 and expiring June 30, 2018. 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 | LIGNOTECH USA, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lignotech USA, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | WI0003450 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 1, 2013 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2018 |
| Address | Rothschild, WI 54474 |
| Receiving water | WISCONSIN R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Mosinee Flowage-Wisconsin River (HUC 070700021803) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler WID006142939; ICIS-AIR source WI0000005507300047 |
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
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 30 | 8 | November 30, 2024 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 24 | 2 | June 30, 2017 | 46% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 1 | 83 | 1 | October 31, 2019 | 25% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 23 | 1 | March 31, 2022 | 85% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 84 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 15 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| April 28, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | 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.