Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ND0026000
CARGILL CORN MILLING (PROGOLD), Wahpeton, ND: NPDES ND0026000 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 47Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CARGILL CORN MILLING (PROGOLD), held by Cargill Corn Milling (Progold), holds NPDES permit ND0026000, which discharges to Upper Red. EPA’s file records it issued September 25, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2021. 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 | CARGILL CORN MILLING (PROGOLD) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Cargill Corn Milling (Progold) |
| NPDES ID | ND0026000 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 25, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality |
| Address | Wahpeton, ND 58075 |
| Receiving water | Upper Red |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | County Ditch No 1-Red River (HUC 090201040401) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 47Pollutants on file
- 47Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 8 | 8 | February 28, 2019 | 130% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 14 | 15 | 6 | December 31, 2024 | 42% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 15 | 20 | 5 | April 30, 2018 | 40% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 21 | 26 | 2 | April 30, 2013 | 70% over the limit |
| Toxic Units Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 3 | 2 | June 30, 2022 | 12% over the limit |
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 21 | 28 | 1 | November 30, 2019 | 15% over the limit |
| TU Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimphales promelas | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2023 | 13% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 15 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 21 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 16 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acrolein | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bicarbonate ion- [as HCO3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbonate ion- [as CO3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium adsorption ratio | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silica, total [as SiO2] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hydroxide | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, % total cations | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity, lab, NTU | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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 14, 2026.