Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES INP000197
DFA DAIRY BRANDS ICE CREAM, LLC, Decatur, IN: NPDES INP000197 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DFA DAIRY BRANDS ICE CREAM, LLC, held by SUIZA DAIRY GROUP, LLC, holds NPDES permit INP000197, which discharges to Decatur Stp (St. Mary'S River.). EPA’s file records it issued November 19, 2015 and expiring February 28, 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 | DFA DAIRY BRANDS ICE CREAM, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SUIZA DAIRY GROUP, LLC |
| NPDES ID | INP000197 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | State-issued individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 19, 2015 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Decatur, IN 46733 |
| Receiving water | DECATUR STP (ST. MARY'S RIVER.) |
| Subwatershed | Holthouse Ditch (HUC 041000040501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 58 | 54 | August 31, 2021 | 1,820% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 49 | 45 | April 30, 2020 | 1,120% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 7 | 7 | February 28, 2011 | 2,100% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 11 | 3 | June 30, 2008 | |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 1 | 6 | 2 | February 28, 2015 | 50% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 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 INP000197.
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.