Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0004413
FOREMOST FARMS USA - RICHLAND CENTER, Richland Center, WI: NPDES WI0004413 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FOREMOST FARMS USA - RICHLAND CENTER, held by Foremost Farms USA - Richland Center, holds NPDES permit WI0004413, which discharges to Pine R And Groun. EPA’s file records it issued June 27, 2014 and expiring June 30, 2019. 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 | FOREMOST FARMS USA - RICHLAND CENTER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Foremost Farms USA - Richland Center |
| NPDES ID | WI0004413 |
| 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 | June 27, 2014 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2019 |
| Address | Richland Center, WI 53581 |
| Receiving water | PINE R AND GROUN |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Brush Creek-Pine River (HUC 070700051107) |
| SIC | 2022 – Cheese, Natural And Processed |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler WID006430979 |
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
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 101 | 89 | May 31, 2026 | 973,584% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 82 | 64 | February 29, 1992 | 168% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 12 | 6 | April 30, 2026 | 10% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 13, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| November 10, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 7, 2019 | 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.