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Discharge permits in North Dakota

3,594Current permits
24Major dischargers
134Individual permits

A major discharger is one EPA rates as significant on volume, toxicity or the water it reaches; the rest are minors. An individual permit is written for one operation, while general permit coverage applies a statewide permit to a site that qualifies for it.

This page gathers North Dakota’s current permits three ways below — by the program they are issued under, by the city of the discharge, and by watershed. It names 4 programs, 149 cities and 458 watersheds. Each list says which set it covers.

Every permit’s record

Each of the 3,594 current permits in North Dakota has a record page: the permittee, the receiving water, the status and dates, and its effluent limits and exceedances. Each city below lists its own; or every permit in North Dakota, A to Z.

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By what is permitted in North Dakota

By city

The 149 cities with the most permits. All 149 cities in North Dakota with 3 or more permits are listed at every city in North Dakota.

Watersheds inside North Dakota 458

Every watershed with three or more permits in North Dakota, most permits first.

All 458 watersheds in North Dakota with 3 or more permits are named on one page at every watershed in North Dakota.

Other states

Every state carrying three or more current permits, in alphabetical order.

Permits

Major dischargers first. Not every permit in North Dakota is listed here.

Permit holder	NPDES ID	City	Program	Discharger	Receiving water
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR DRAYTON	ND0000094	DRAYTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Middle Red River
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR HILLSBO	ND0024279	HILLSBORO	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Goose
BASIN ELECTRIC POWER LOLDS	ND0025232	STANTON		Major	Painted Woods-Square Butte
BEULAH CITY OF	ND0021211	BEULAH	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Knife
BISMARCK CITY OF	ND0023434	BISMARCK	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Painted Woods-Square Butte
CARGILL CORN MILLING (PROGOLD)	ND0026000	WAHPETON		Major	Upper Red
DEVILS LAKE CITY OF	ND0020681	DEVILS LAKE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Devils Lake
DICKINSON CITY OF	ND0023175	DICKINSON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Upper Heart
FARGO CITY OF	ND0022870	FARGO	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Upper Red
GRAFTON CITY OF	ND0021202	GRAFTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Park
GRAND FORKS CITY OF	ND0022888	GRAND FORKS	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Sandhill-Wilson
GREAT RIVER ENERGY - STANTON STATION	ND0000299	STANTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Painted Woods-Square Butte
JAMESTOWN CITY OF	ND0023370	JAMESTOWN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Upper James
MANDAN CITY OF	ND0022861	MANDAN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Painted Woods-Square Butte
MINN DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE	ND0024368	WAHPETON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Bois De Sioux
MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE	ND0000370	CENTER	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Painted Woods-Square Butte
MINOT CITY OF	ND0022896	MINOT	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Deep
TESORO REFINING MANDAN	ND0000248	MANDAN		Major	Painted Woods-Square Butte
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE GF	ND0020621	GRAND FORKS AFB	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Turtle
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MINOT	ND0020486	MINOT AFB	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Deep
VALLEY CITY CITY OF	ND0020559	VALLEY CITY	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Lower Sheyenne
WAHPETON CITY OF	ND0020320	WAHPETON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Upper Red
WEST FARGO CITY OF	ND0022616	WEST FARGO	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Lower Sheyenne
WILLISTON CITY OF	ND0022349	WILLISTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	Lake Sakakawea
1000 7TH ST NE	NDR113791	WEST	Construction stormwater	Minor	Town of Harwood
11TH AVE NW WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT	NDR113898	MINOT	Construction stormwater	Minor	City of Minot-Souris River
1506 S WASHINGTON STREET	NDR113892	GRAND FORKS	Construction stormwater	Minor	Outlet English Coulee
153RD AVE IMPROVEMENTS	NDR114197	CARTWRIGHT	Construction stormwater	Minor
188 W. MUSEUM DRIVE, DICKINSON	NDR113938	DICKINSON	Construction stormwater	Minor	City of Dickinson
1940 53RD ST N	NDR114240	FARGO	Construction stormwater	Minor
2 VETS MOVING COMPANY	NDR111576	UNKNOWN	Construction stormwater	Minor
2019-01	NDR113442	MAPLETON	Construction stormwater	Minor	City of Fife
2024 CRARY PARK IMPROVEMENTS	NDR113024	(UNKNOWN CITY)	Construction stormwater	Minor	City of Grand Forks-Red River
2024 TAXIWAY C PAVEMENT REHABILITATION AND EDGE LIGHTING REPLACEMENT AT MOT	NDR113960	MINOT	Construction stormwater	Minor	City of Minot-Souris River
2025 ALEXANDER STREET PROJECT (34.252017)	NDR113307	ALEXANDER	Construction stormwater	Minor	Lonesome Creek
2026 STREET IMPROVEMENT	NDR113940	(UNKNOWN CITY)	Construction stormwater	Minor	Livingston Creek
23102 - MAIN PROJECT	NDR113746	OSLO	Construction stormwater	Minor	Goose River
23102 - PLANTSITE	NDR113655	OSLO	Construction stormwater	Minor	Norway Drain No 38-Goose River
23709 - STRUCTURE REPLACEMENTS	NDR114106	OSLO	Construction stormwater	Minor	Town of Ardoch
24-014G CNH NORTH STORAGE YARD	NDR113094	FARGO	Construction stormwater	Minor	City of Fargo-Red River

What this page shows

This page covers Clean Water Act discharge permits in the EPA NPDES register for ND. It lists 3,594 permits, including 24 majors and 134 individuals.