Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WI0047546
FOREMOST FARMS USA COOP SPARTA, Sparta, WI: NPDES WI0047546 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FOREMOST FARMS USA COOP SPARTA, held by Foremost Farms USA Coop Sparta, holds NPDES permit WI0047546, which discharges to La Crosse R. EPA’s file records it issued June 19, 2012 and expiring June 30, 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 | FOREMOST FARMS USA COOP SPARTA |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Foremost Farms USA Coop Sparta |
| NPDES ID | WI0047546 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 19, 2012 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2017 |
| Address | Sparta, WI 54656 |
| Receiving water | LA CROSSE R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Town of Sparta-La Crosse River (HUC 070400060306) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 136 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 62 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 33 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WI0047546.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 6, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.