Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0031500
URBANA & CHAMPAIGN SD-NE PLANT, Urbana, IL: NPDES IL0031500 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
URBANA & CHAMPAIGN SD-NE PLANT, held by URBANA & CHAMPAIGN SANITARY DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit IL0031500, which discharges to Saline Branch Drainage Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued March 31, 2015 and expiring March 31, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | URBANA & CHAMPAIGN SD-NE PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | URBANA & CHAMPAIGN SANITARY DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | IL0031500 |
| 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 | March 31, 2015 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2020 |
| Address | Urbana, IL 61802 |
| Receiving water | SALINE BRANCH DRAINAGE DITCH |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Saline Branch Drainage Ditch (HUC 051201090203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 33With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 29 | 25 | October 31, 2014 | 224,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 26 | 14 | June 30, 2015 | 1,117% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 1 | 15 | 14 | February 28, 2014 | 900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 31 | 10 | November 30, 2013 | 273% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 14 | 7 | July 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 4 | 4 | November 30, 2024 | 47% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2026 | Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| April 27, 2026 | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | ST6 |
| February 27, 2026 | 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 15, 2026.