Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0023213
AMHERST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Amherst, WI: NPDES WI0023213 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
AMHERST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by AMHERST WASTEWATER TREATMENT F, holds NPDES permit WI0023213, which discharges to Tomorrow R. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 2009 and expiring June 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 | AMHERST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AMHERST WASTEWATER TREATMENT F |
| NPDES ID | WI0023213 |
| 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 | June 29, 2009 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2014 |
| Address | Amherst, WI 54406 |
| Receiving water | TOMORROW R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bear Creek-Waupaca River (HUC 040302021804) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 36 | 36 | October 31, 1993 | 400% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 74 | 2 | January 31, 1991 | 13% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 18 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.