Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0020672
BENTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Benton, WI: NPDES WI0020672 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BENTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by VILLAGE OF BENTON, holds NPDES permit WI0020672, which discharges to Galena R. EPA’s file records it issued March 27, 2013 and expiring March 31, 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 | BENTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VILLAGE OF BENTON |
| NPDES ID | WI0020672 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 27, 2013 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2018 |
| Address | Benton, WI 53803 |
| Receiving water | GALENA R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Blacks Creek-Galena River (HUC 070600050304) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 18 | 12 | February 28, 2026 | 52% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 48 | 2 | April 30, 2025 | 452% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 45 | 1 | June 30, 2021 | 13% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 46 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 1 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 2, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 1, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 1, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 6, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| April 1, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 1, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 22, 2017 | 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 September 15, 2026.