Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0020371
REEDSBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Reedsburg, WI: NPDES WI0020371 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
REEDSBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by CITY OF REEDSBURG, holds NPDES permit WI0020371, which discharges to Baraboo R. EPA’s file records it issued November 30, 2012 and expiring September 30, 2017. 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 | REEDSBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF REEDSBURG |
| NPDES ID | WI0020371 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 30, 2012 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2017 |
| Address | Reedsburg, WI 53959 |
| Receiving water | BARABOO R |
| Subwatershed | Copper Creek-Baraboo River (HUC 070700040304) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 71 | 71 | June 30, 2026 | 391% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 20 | 49 | 37 | May 31, 2023 | 394% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 20 | 32 | 20 | April 30, 2011 | 164% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 17 | 17 | May 31, 2002 | 2,718% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 53 | 4 | September 30, 2013 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 8 | 2 | March 31, 2021 | 173% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2006 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| August 27, 2018 | 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 October 14, 2026.