Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0003077
CASCADES TISSUE GROUP WISC INC, Eau Claire, WI: NPDES WI0003077 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CASCADES TISSUE GROUP WISC INC, held by CASCADES TISSUE GROUP WISCONSI, holds NPDES permit WI0003077, which discharges to Chippewa R. EPA’s file records it issued October 30, 2009 and expiring September 30, 2014. 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 | CASCADES TISSUE GROUP WISC INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CASCADES TISSUE GROUP WISCONSI |
| NPDES ID | WI0003077 |
| 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 | October 30, 2009 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2014 |
| Address | Eau Claire, WI 54703 |
| Receiving water | CHIPPEWA R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Beaver Creek-Chippewa River (HUC 070500050502) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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] | 4 | 13 | 13 | June 30, 2026 | 53% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 4 | 31 | 2 | September 30, 2019 | 49% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2025 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2006 | 93% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 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 1, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.