Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0036579
BAD RIVER UTILITIES - BIRCH HILL STABILIZATION LAGOON, Odanah, WI: NPDES WI0036579 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BAD RIVER UTILITIES - BIRCH HILL STABILIZATION LAGOON, held by BAD RIVER WTR & SWR UTILITIES, holds NPDES permit WI0036579, which discharges to Birch Hill Swamp. EPA’s file records it issued November 4, 2013 and expiring October 28, 2018. 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 | BAD RIVER UTILITIES - BIRCH HILL STABILIZATION LAGOON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BAD RIVER WTR & SWR UTILITIES |
| NPDES ID | WI0036579 |
| 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 | November 4, 2013 |
| Expiration date | October 28, 2018 |
| Address | Odanah, WI 54559 |
| Receiving water | Birch Hill Swamp |
| Subwatershed | Vaughn Creek (HUC 040103020505) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| 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
- 14Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 12 | 520 | 41 | July 31, 2023 | 102% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 183 | 33 | June 30, 2023 | 1,487% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 507 | 29 | July 31, 2023 | 217% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 109 | 17 | November 30, 2022 | 186% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 101 | 9 | May 31, 2021 | 220% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 105 | 7 | June 30, 2023 | 40% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 313 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 308 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 215 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 186 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 4 | 120 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 112 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 2 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
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.