IOWA GREAT LAKES SANITARY DISTRICT

NPDES permit IA0059765 · Major POTW · administratively continued, expires 2026-08-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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This permit expired on 2026-08-31 and is administratively continued: its last limits keep applying until a new permit is issued, and EPA still expects the reports.

EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

10values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
1of 11 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31. Most often over: Copper, total [as Cu] (6), Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia (1), Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] (1).

Reporting

Reports are due about 15 days after each monitoring period ends (read off this permit's own late-day counts in EPA's filings).

Limits in force (108)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MN >= 5 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX report only all year
001pHDAILY MN >= 6.5 SU all year
001pHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
001pH30DA AVG report only all year
001pHDAILY MX report only all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG <= 1294 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 1940 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]30DA AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]30DA AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]30DA AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]30DA AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 4 mg/L Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1.1 mg/L Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1.7 mg/L May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 2.3 mg/L Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1.5 mg/L Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1.6 mg/L Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1 mg/L Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1 mg/L Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 2.5 mg/L Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1.3 mg/L Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 3.4 mg/L Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 3.4 mg/L Mar
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 14.2 mg/L Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 6.9 mg/L Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 8.57 mg/L May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 8.57 mg/L Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 8.57 mg/L Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 10 mg/L Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 5.1 mg/L Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 5.4 mg/L Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 10 mg/L Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 7.7 mg/L Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 13.2 mg/L Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 11.7 mg/L Mar
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 170.4 lb/d Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 45.6 lb/d Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 75 lb/d May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 100 lb/d Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 65.7 lb/d Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 67.1 lb/d Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 41.2 lb/d Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 43.3 lb/d Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 106.7 lb/d Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 56.4 lb/d Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 146.8 lb/d Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 146.8 lb/d Mar
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 612 lb/d Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 168 lb/d Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 359 lb/d May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 359 lb/d Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 359 lb/d Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 285 lb/d Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 108 lb/d Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 116 lb/d Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 421 lb/d Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 207 lb/d Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 553 lb/d Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 493 lb/d Mar
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]30DA AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]30DA AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]30DA AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]30DA AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]30DA AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]30DA AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Cadmium, total [as Cd]30DA AVG <= .000456 mg/L all year
001Cadmium, total [as Cd]DAILY MX <= .00432 mg/L all year
001Cadmium, total [as Cd]30DA AVG <= .0196 lb/d all year
001Cadmium, total [as Cd]DAILY MX <= .186 lb/d all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]30DA AVG <= .01687 mg/L all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]DAILY MX <= .0269 mg/L all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]30DA AVG <= .7273 lb/d all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]DAILY MX <= 1.16 lb/d all year
001Selenium, total [as Se]30DA AVG <= .005 mg/L all year
001Selenium, total [as Se]DAILY MX <= .0193 mg/L all year
001Selenium, total [as Se]30DA AVG <= .2156 lb/d all year
001Selenium, total [as Se]DAILY MX <= .8322 lb/d all year
001Phenols30DA AVG <= .05 mg/L all year
001PhenolsDAILY MX <= 2.5 mg/L all year
001Phenols30DA AVG <= 2.156 lb/d all year
001PhenolsDAILY MX <= 107.8 lb/d all year
001E. coliGEO MEAN <= 126 #/100mL Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiaDAILY MX <= 1 N=0;Y=1 all year
001Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]DAILY MX <= 1 N=0;Y=1 all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30DA AVG <= 25 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7 DA AVG <= 40 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30DA AVG <= 1078 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7 DA AVG <= 1725 lb/d all year

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