Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0022071
LCPWD-NEW CENTURY TOWN WRF, Vernon Hills, IL: NPDES IL0022071 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LCPWD-NEW CENTURY TOWN WRF, held by LAKE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, holds NPDES permit IL0022071, which discharges to Des Plaines River. EPA’s file records it issued June 4, 2015 and expiring May 31, 2020. 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 | LCPWD-NEW CENTURY TOWN WRF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LAKE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS |
| NPDES ID | IL0022071 |
| 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 4, 2015 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2020 |
| Address | Vernon Hills, IL 60061 |
| Receiving water | DES PLAINES RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | McDonald Creek-Des Plaines River (HUC 071200040503) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 12 | 12 | July 31, 2026 | 49,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 8 | 8 | March 31, 2026 | 583% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 11 | 7 | October 31, 2021 | 102% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 7 | 7 | June 30, 2026 | 74% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 6 | 6 | May 31, 2014 | 1,700% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 5 | 4 | December 31, 2010 | 129% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2008 | 49% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 3 | 3 | April 30, 2025 | 48% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, dissolved | 1 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| March 19, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| September 7, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| September 4, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| May 10, 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 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.