Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0030112
FAIRMONT WWTP, Fairmont, MN: NPDES MN0030112 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FAIRMONT WWTP, held by Fairmont WWTP, holds NPDES permit MN0030112, which discharges to Blue Earth R Via Center Cr. EPA’s file records it issued May 25, 2010 and expiring April 30, 2015. 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 | FAIRMONT WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fairmont WWTP |
| NPDES ID | MN0030112 |
| 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 | May 25, 2010 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2015 |
| Address | Fairmont, MN 56031 |
| Receiving water | BLUE EARTH R VIA CENTER CR |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Center Creek (HUC 070200090704) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 24Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 6 | 5 | 5 | May 31, 2023 | 273% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2009 | 18% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 3 | 3 | January 31, 2025 | 37,840% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 2 | 2 | January 31, 2012 | 42% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2024 | |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2023 | 53% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2010 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bicarbonate ion- [as HCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, dissolved [as K] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, Ca Mg Calculated [mg/L as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
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.