Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0021903
BRODHEAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Brodhead, WI: NPDES WI0021903 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BRODHEAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by CITY OF BRODHEAD, holds NPDES permit WI0021903, which discharges to Sugar R. EPA’s file records it issued October 26, 2012 and expiring October 31, 2017. 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 | BRODHEAD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF BRODHEAD |
| NPDES ID | WI0021903 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 26, 2012 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2017 |
| Address | Brodhead, WI 53520 |
| Receiving water | SUGAR R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Decatur Lake-Sugar Creek (HUC 070900040605) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 114 | 3 | April 30, 2026 | 38% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 20 | 2 | October 31, 2025 | 154% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 2 | 2 | November 30, 1989 | 60% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 73 | 1 | April 30, 1989 | 27% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| July 1, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | 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.