Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0022772
BELLE PLAINE WWTP, Belle Plaine, MN: NPDES MN0022772 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BELLE PLAINE WWTP, held by Belle Plaine city of, holds NPDES permit MN0022772. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2022 and expiring May 31, 2027. 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 | BELLE PLAINE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Belle Plaine city of |
| NPDES ID | MN0022772 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 1, 2022 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Belle Plaine, MN 56011 |
| Subwatershed | Robert Creek-Minnesota River (HUC 070200120901) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 6 | 3 | 2 | May 31, 1992 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 13 | 17 | 1 | April 30, 1990 | 40% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 10 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, dissolved [as Hg] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MN0022772.
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 14, 2026.