Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0003468
VERSO MINNESOTA WISCONSIN LLC - WATER RENEWAL CENTER, Stevens Point, WI: NPDES WI0003468 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VERSO MINNESOTA WISCONSIN LLC - WATER RENEWAL CENTER, held by Verso Minnesota Wisconsin LLC - Water Renewal Center, holds NPDES permit WI0003468, which discharges to Wisconsin R. EPA’s file records it issued April 1, 2013 and expiring March 31, 2018. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | VERSO MINNESOTA WISCONSIN LLC - WATER RENEWAL CENTER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Verso Minnesota Wisconsin LLC - Water Renewal Center |
| NPDES ID | WI0003468 |
| 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 | April 1, 2013 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2018 |
| Address | Stevens Point, WI 54481 |
| Receiving water | WISCONSIN R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Village of Plover-Wisconsin River (HUC 070700030304) |
| SIC | 2621 – Paper Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler WIR000037788; ICIS-AIR source WI0000005509780546 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 | 6 | 116 | 2 | May 31, 2018 | |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 6 | 82 | 2 | June 30, 2013 | 43% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 62 | 2 | August 31, 2023 | 56% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 61 | 1 | April 30, 2010 | 19% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 16 | 148 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | 2 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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 October 14, 2026.