Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IL0079375
FAIRFIELD WATER TREATMENT PLANT, CITY OF, Fairfield, IL: NPDES IL0079375 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FAIRFIELD WATER TREATMENT PLANT, CITY OF, held by CITY OF FAIRFIELD, holds NPDES permit IL0079375, which discharges to Unnamed Trib To Pond Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 6, 2016 and expiring July 31, 2021. 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 | FAIRFIELD WATER TREATMENT PLANT, CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF FAIRFIELD |
| NPDES ID | IL0079375 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 6, 2016 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2021 |
| Address | Fairfield, IL 62837 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB TO POND CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Johnson Creek-Pond Creek (HUC 051201140902) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 1 | 22 | 1 | November 30, 2015 | 100% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 38 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IL0079375.
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 15, 2026.