Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0026590
TWO RIVERS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Two Rivers, WI: NPDES WI0026590 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TWO RIVERS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by City of Two Rivers, holds NPDES permit WI0026590, which discharges to L Michigan Two R. EPA’s file records it issued June 25, 2012 and expiring June 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 | TWO RIVERS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Two Rivers |
| NPDES ID | WI0026590 |
| 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 | June 25, 2012 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2017 |
| Address | Two Rivers, WI 54241 |
| Receiving water | L MICHIGAN TWO R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Little Manitowoc River-Frontal Lake Michigan (HUC 040301010604) |
| 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
- 9Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 18 | 18 | July 31, 2021 | 297% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 15 | 22 | 7 | May 31, 2010 | 230% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 6 | 6 | February 28, 2023 | 80% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2004 | 92% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2006 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 110 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2024 | 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.