Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0040738
ALEXANDRIA LAKES AREA SANITARY DISTRICT, Alexandria, MN: NPDES MN0040738 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 30Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ALEXANDRIA LAKES AREA SANITARY DISTRICT, held by Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District, holds NPDES permit MN0040738. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2020 and expiring October 31, 2025. 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 | ALEXANDRIA LAKES AREA SANITARY DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District |
| NPDES ID | MN0040738 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 1, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Alexandria, MN 56308 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lake Le Homme Dieu (HUC 070101080108) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 30Pollutants on file
- 30Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Transparency, secchi disc | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorophyll A | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 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, ammonia 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, total [as K] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, Ca Mg Calculated [mg/L as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, dissolved [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MN0040738.
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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| December 1, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| October 22, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| October 18, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| October 12, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| August 16, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| August 13, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| April 27, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | 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 14, 2026.