Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0020389
WEST SALEM WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, West Salem, WI: NPDES WI0020389 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WEST SALEM WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by WEST SALEM WASTEWATER TREATMEN, holds NPDES permit WI0020389, which discharges to La Crosse R. EPA’s file records it issued May 18, 2010 and expiring June 30, 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 | WEST SALEM WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WEST SALEM WASTEWATER TREATMEN |
| NPDES ID | WI0020389 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 18, 2010 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2015 |
| Address | West Salem, WI 54669 |
| Receiving water | LA CROSSE R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Neshonoc Creek (HUC 070400060402) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler WID988614434 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 0Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 76 | 4 | June 30, 1989 | 27% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 4 | 4 | May 31, 1989 | 60% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 21 | 3 | June 30, 2026 | 26% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 36 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WI0020389.
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.