Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0020516
CARY WWTP, VILLAGE OF, Cary, IL: NPDES IL0020516 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 36Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CARY WWTP, VILLAGE OF, held by CARY, VILLAGE OF, holds NPDES permit IL0020516, which discharges to Fox River. EPA’s file records it issued October 31, 2014 and expiring October 31, 2017. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CARY WWTP, VILLAGE OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CARY, VILLAGE OF |
| NPDES ID | IL0020516 |
| 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 | October 31, 2014 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2017 |
| Address | Cary, IL 60013 |
| Receiving water | FOX RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Spring Creek-Fox River (HUC 071200061202) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 36Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, dissolved | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES IL0020516.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 13, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 16, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | 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 14, 2026.