EPA · discharge permits by state
Discharge permits in Wisconsin
- 5,859Current permits
- 87Major dischargers
- 1,006Individual 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.
By what is permitted in Wisconsin
- Construction stormwater129
- Industrial stormwater12
- Concentrated animal feeding operations201
- Small municipal storm sewer systems4
- Publicly owned treatment works454
By city
- MADISON156
- GREEN BAY93
- OSHKOSH68
- MILWAUKEE62
- EAU CLAIRE56
- APPLETON44
- HOBART44
- BELOIT43
- FITCHBURG43
- GRAND CHUTE43
- MOUNT PLEASANT43
- FOND DU LAC40
- JANESVILLE40
- KENOSHA40
- OAK CREEK37
- SHEBOYGAN35
- DEFOREST33
- ASHWAUBENON32
- CALEDONIA32
- KAUKAUNA32
- MENOMONEE FALLS32
- DE PERE31
- HOWARD31
- FRANKLIN30
- GERMANTOWN29
- GREENVILLE29
- MEQUON29
- ONALASKA29
- PLOVER29
- COTTAGE GROVE28
- LA CROSSE28
- MIDDLETON28
- HARRISON27
- LITTLE CHUTE27
- PLEASANT PRAIRIE25
- RIVER FALLS25
- HUDSON23
- NEW RICHMOND23
- BELLEVUE22
- JACKSON21
- MILTON21
- GRAFTON20
- MARSHFIELD20
- OCONOMOWOC20
- NEENAH19
- BALDWIN17
- BROOKFIELD17
- DELAVAN17
- FOX CROSSING17
- HOLLAND17
- MENASHA17
- MUSKEGO17
- OREGON17
- PLYMOUTH17
- RACINE17
- SHEBOYGAN FALLS17
- BEAVER DAM16
- CHIPPEWA FALLS16
- LAWRENCE16
- LEDGEVIEW16
- MANITOWOC16
- NEW BERLIN16
- ONEIDA16
- PEWAUKEE16
- GREENFIELD15
- HOLMEN15
- MCFARLAND15
- PORT WASHINGTON15
- REEDSBURG15
- SEYMOUR15
- ALTOONA14
- FREEDOM14
- LAKE DELTON14
- MARATHON CITY14
- MARINETTE14
- MENOMONIE14
- MONROE14
- PORTAGE14
- CRANDON13
- MOSINEE13
- RHINELANDER13
- RICE LAKE13
- BARABOO12
- BRILLION12
- DARIEN12
- HARTFORD12
- MAINE12
- MINOCQUA12
- MOUNT HOREB12
- BURKE11
- CLAYTON11
- EAST TROY11
- GLENDALE11
- HAYWARD11
- LINCOLN11
- POYNETTE11
- PRESCOTT11
- RIB MOUNTAIN11
- RICHLAND CENTER11
- SHAWANO11
- BLUE MOUNDS10
- BURLINGTON10
- DODGEVILLE10
- FLORENCE10
- IXONIA10
- LOMIRA10
- MUKWONAGO10
- NEWTON10
- PRAIRIE DU SAC10
- RICHMOND10
- ROTHSCHILD10
- ALGOMA9
- BRISTOL9
- BROOKLYN9
- DENMARK9
- ELKHORN9
- FORT ATKINSON9
- FULTON9
- KRONENWETTER9
- LAKE MILLS9
- LANNON9
- LIMA9
- PLATTEVILLE9
- RICHFIELD9
- BANCROFT8
- BELMONT8
- COLUMBUS8
- COMBINED LOCKS8
- CUMBERLAND8
- DEERFIELD8
- EDEN8
- EVANSVILLE8
- LAC DU FLAMBEAU8
- LAKE GENEVA8
- LITTLE SUAMICO8
- MERRILL8
- MONDOVI8
- OOSTBURG8
- PALMYRA8
- PULASKI8
- RAYMOND8
- ROME8
- ASHLAND7
- BARRON7
- BELLEVILLE7
- BERLIN7
- BERRY7
- BLACK RIVER FALLS7
- BROWN DEER7
- BUCHANAN7
- CASEY7
- CEDARBURG7
- CLINTON7
- CROSS PLAINS7
- GENEVA7
- HORICON7
- JEFFERSON7
- KESHENA7
- KIEL7
- LAKE HALLIE7
- LINN7
- LUXEMBURG7
- MEDFORD7
- MUSCODA7
- NEW GLARUS7
- PRAIRIE DU CHIEN7
- SALEM7
- SAUKVILLE7
- SCHOFIELD7
- SHERMAN7
- ARCADIA6
- ARENA6
- BAYFIELD6
- BELGIUM6
- BLOOMER6
- BUTLER6
- CHETEK6
- CHILTON6
- CLINTONVILLE6
- CONOVER6
- DALE6
- DICKEYVILLE6
- DOVER6
- EDGERTON6
- ELLSWORTH6
- FALL RIVER6
- FREDONIA6
- GREENDALE6
- HARTLAND6
- JUNEAU6
- KIMBERLY6
- LA GRANGE6
- LA VALLE6
- LAFAYETTE6
- LAKEWOOD6
- LANCASTER6
- LYNDON6
- MENOMINEE6
- NEW LONDON6
- OSCEOLA6
- PADDOCK LAKE6
- ROBERTS6
- SALEM LAKES6
- ABBOTSFORD5
- ALBION5
- ALLOUEZ5
- AMHERST5
- ARBOR VITAE5
- BANGOR5
- BARNEVELD5
- BLACK CREEK5
- BLOOMING GROVE5
- CASSVILLE5
- CENTER5
- CHENEQUA5
- COLBURN5
- CUDAHY5
- DUNN5
- DURAND5
- EAGLE5
- ELK MOUND5
- EMMET5
- FARMINGTON5
- FRIENDSHIP5
- GRAND RAPIDS5
- GRANT5
- HAZEL GREEN5
- KOHLER5
- LADYSMITH5
- LENA5
- MARSHALL5
- MAUSTON5
- MEEME5
- MONTROSE5
- NORWAY5
- OAK GROVE5
- OSSEO5
- PHILLIPS5
- POLK5
- RANDOM LAKE5
- ROCK5
- SAUK CITY5
- SEVASTOPOL5
- ALMA4
- ANTIGO4
- ARLINGTON4
- AUBURN4
- AUGUSTA4
- BAILEYS HARBOR4
- BAYSIDE4
- BEAVER, TOWN OF4
- BIRON4
- BLOOMFIELD4
- BOSCOBEL4
- BOWLER4
- BRODHEAD4
- CABLE4
- CAMPBELLSPORT4
- CATO4
- CEDAR GROVE4
- CHASE4
- CURTISS4
- DANE4
- EGG HARBOR4
- ELM GROVE4
- FENNIMORE4
- FOX POINT4
- FRANKLIN, TOWN OF4
- FREMONT4
- GRANTSBURG4
- GREENWOOD4
- HALES CORNERS4
- HILBERT4
- HORTONVILLE4
- KEWASKUM4
- MAPLE GROVE4
- MARION4
- MARKESAN4
- MAYVILLE4
- MAZOMANIE4
- MERRIMAC4
- MINERAL POINT4
- MONONA4
- NECEDAH4
- NORTH FOND DU LAC4
- NORTH HUDSON4
- NORTHFIELD4
- ODANAH4
- ORFORDVILLE4
- OWEN4
- PARDEEVILLE4
- PARIS4
- PITTSFIELD4
- PLAINFIELD4
- PLEASANT VALLEY4
- RANTOUL4
- RINGLE4
- ROCKLAND4
- ROSENDALE4
- RUTLAND4
- SARATOGA4
- SCOTT4
- SHARON4
- ADAMS3
- ALMA CENTER3
- ALMENA3
- ALTO3
- ANSON3
- BEAR CREEK3
- BEAVER BROOK3
- BIG BEND3
- BIRCHWOOD3
- BIRNAMWOOD3
- BLACK EARTH3
- BLOOMINGTON3
- BOVINA3
- BOYCEVILLE3
- BRIGHAM3
- BRIGHTON3
- BROWNING3
- BRULE3
- BRUNSWICK3
- CALUMET3
- CAMBRIA3
- CAMPBELL3
- CLEVELAND3
- CLYMAN3
- COLBY3
- COURTLAND3
- CRESCENT3
- CUBA CITY3
- DALLAS3
- DARLINGTON3
- DECATUR3
- DEKORRA3
- DELTON3
- DEWEY3
- EAGLE RIVER3
- EATON3
- EDGAR3
- ELDORADO3
- ELLINGTON3
- EMPIRE3
- FIFIELD3
- FOOTVILLE3
- FOUNTAIN CITY3
- FREDERIC3
- GARFIELD3
- GLENBEULAH3
- GLENMORE3
- GRAND VIEW3
- GREEN LAKE3
- GRESHAM3
- HALLIE3
- HAMILTON3
- HAMMOND3
- HARMONY3
- HULL3
- HUSTISFORD3
- IRON RIVER3
- JOHNSON CREEK3
- KNOWLTON3
- KOSHKONONG3
- KOSSUTH3
- LAONA3
- LEBANON3
- LIMA, TOWN OF3
- LINCOLN, TOWN OF3
- LINDEN3
- LODI3
- LOYAL3
- MCMILLAN3
- MELLEN3
- MILWAUKEE-METRO SEW3
- MISHICOT3
- MONTELLO3
- MONTFORT3
- MONTICELLO3
- MONTPELIER, TOWN OF3
- MORRISON, TOWN OF3
- MOSEL3
- NEKOOSA3
- NEW LISBON3
- NIAGARA3
- NOKOMIS3
- OAKFIELD3
- OAKLAND3
- OCONTO FALLS3
- OMRO3
- PLEASANT SPRINGS3
- PORT EDWARDS3
- PRAIRIE LAKE3
- PRENTICE3
- RANDOLPH3
- RIDGEWAY3
- RIPON3
- RIVER HILLS3
- ROCHESTER3
- ROCK SPRINGS3
- SHELL LAKE3
Permits
Major dischargers first. Not every permit in Wisconsin is listed here.
| Permit holder | NPDES ID | City | Program | Discharger | Receiving water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTIGO CITY OF | WI0022144 | ANTIGO | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | SPRING BROOK CR |
| APPLETON CITY WWTF | WI0023221 | APPLETON | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | FOX R |
| APPLETON COATED LLC, COMBINED LOCKS MILL | WI0000990 | COMBINED LOCKS | Major | FOX R | |
| ARCADIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY | WI0023230 | ARCADIA | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | TRADE R VIA UN C |
| ASHLAND SEWAGE UTILITY | WI0030767 | ASHLAND | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | L SUPERIOR |
| BARABOO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY | WI0020605 | BARABOO | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | BARABOO R LOWER |
| BROOKFIELD, CITY OF | WI0023469 | BROOKFIELD | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | FOX R(ILL) |
| BURLINGTON WATER POLLUTION CONTROL | WI0022926 | BURLINGTON | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | FOX R |
| CASCADES TISSUE GROUP WISC INC | WI0003077 | EAU CLAIRE | Major | CHIPPEWA R | |
| CEDARBURG CITY WWTF | WI0020222 | CEDARBURG | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | CEDAR CREEK |
| CELLU TISSUE CORPORATION NEENAH | WI0000680 | MENASHA | Major | FOX R | |
| DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE GENOA | WI0003239 | GENOA | Major | MISSISSIPPI R | |
| DUNN PAPER LADYSMITH LLC | WI0003204 | LADYSMITH | Major | FLAMBEAU R AND G | |
| EAU CLAIRE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY | WI0023850 | EAU CLAIRE | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | CHIPPEWA R |
| EXPERA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS, LLC THILMANY MILL | WI0000825 | KAUKAUNA | Major | FOX R | |
| EXPERA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS, LLC-MOSINEE | WI0003671 | MOSINEE | Major | WISCONSIN R | |
| EXPERA SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS, LLC-RHINELANDER | WI0003026 | RHINELANDER | Major | WISCONSIN R | |
| FLAMBEAU RIVER PAPERS LLC | WI0003212 | PARK FALLS | Major | FLAMBEAU R N FK | |
| FOND DU LAC WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT | WI0023990 | FOND DU LAC COUNTY | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | L WINNEBAGO |
| FONTANA WALWORTH WATER POLLUTION CONT. COMM | WI0036021 | WALWORTH | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | PISCASAW CR |
| FORT ATKINSON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY | WI0022489 | FORT ATKINSON | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | ROCK R |
| FOX WEST REGIONAL SEWERAGE COMMISSION WWTF | WI0024686 | NEENAH, CITY OF | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | Little Lake Butte de Morts |
| GEORGIA-PACIFIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS LP | WI0001261 | GREEN BAY | Major | LOWER FOX R AND | |
| GREEN BAY PACKAGING INC MILL D | WI0000973 | GREEN BAY | Major | FOX R | |
| HARTFORD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY | WI0020192 | HARTFORD | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | RUBICON R |
| HEART OF THE VALLEY MSD WWTF | WI0031232 | KAUKAUNA | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | FOX R |
| HUDSON CITY WWTF | WI0024279 | HUDSON | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | ST CROIX R |
| JACKSON SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT | WI0021806 | JACKSON | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | CEDAR CR |
| JEFFERSON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY | WI0024333 | JEFFERSON | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | ROCK R |
| LA CROSSE CITY | WI0029581 | LA CROSSE | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | MISSISSIPPI R |
| LAKE MILLS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY | WI0031194 | LAKE MILLS | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | ROCK CR |
| LITTLE RAPIDS CORP SHAWANO PAPER MILL | WI0001341 | SHAWANO | Major | WOLF R | |
| MADISON METRO SEW DIST WWTF | WI0024597 | MADISON | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | BADFISH CR |
| MANITOWOC WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY | WI0024601 | MANITOWOC | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | L MICHIGAN |
| MARINETTE WASTEWATER UTILITY | WI0026182 | MARINETTE | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | MENOMINEE R |
| MARSHFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY | WI0021024 | MARSHFIELD | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | MILL CR |
| MAYVILLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY | WI0024643 | MAYVILLE | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | ROCK R E BR UPPE |
| MERRILL CITY OF | WI0020150 | MERRILL | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | WISCONSIN R |
| MILWAUKEE METRO SEW DIST COMBI | WI0036820 | MILWAUKEE | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | LAKE MICHIGAN & MILWAUKEE OUTER HARBOR |
| NEENAH MENASHA SEWER COMMISSIO | WI0026085 | MENASHA | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | FOX R MENASHA CH |