Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0021997
PINCKNEYVILLE - STP 1, CITY OF, Pinckneyville, IL: NPDES IL0021997 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PINCKNEYVILLE - STP 1, CITY OF, held by PINCKNEYVILLE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit IL0021997, which discharges to Beaucoup Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 12, 2018 and expiring January 31, 2023. 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 | PINCKNEYVILLE - STP 1, CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PINCKNEYVILLE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | IL0021997 |
| 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 | January 12, 2018 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2023 |
| Address | Pinckneyville, IL 62274 |
| Receiving water | BEAUCOUP CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Opossum Creek-Beaucoup Creek (HUC 071401061011) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 30Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 30With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 25 | 13 | June 30, 2025 | 900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 14 | 53 | 11 | June 30, 2025 | 139% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 12 | 9 | May 31, 2026 | 6,300% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 63 | 4 | October 31, 2025 | 250% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 26 | 1 | June 30, 2017 | 5% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 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
- 13Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 4, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| December 15, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| September 6, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| July 17, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 15, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| June 13, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| April 4, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| February 17, 2025 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| February 15, 2025 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| December 16, 2024 | Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| November 14, 2024 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| November 7, 2024 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.