Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0022047
WHITELAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Whitelaw, WI: NPDES WI0022047 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WHITELAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by WHITELAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT, holds NPDES permit WI0022047, which discharges to Hemptons Lake Vi. EPA’s file records it issued October 31, 2006 and expiring December 31, 2011. 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 | WHITELAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WHITELAW WASTEWATER TREATMENT |
| NPDES ID | WI0022047 |
| 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 | October 31, 2006 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2011 |
| Address | Whitelaw, WI 54247 |
| Receiving water | HEMPTONS LAKE VI |
| Subwatershed | Middle Branch River (HUC 040301010502) |
| 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
- 8Pollutants on file
- 0Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 29 | 10 | November 30, 2018 | 41% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 84 | 6 | April 30, 1991 | 255% over the limit |
| pH | 0 | 41 | 3 | July 31, 1989 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 22 | 3 | September 30, 1990 | 45% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 67 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 19 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 2, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| July 1, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | 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.