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Wapsie Valley Creamery, Inc.

Cheese, Natural And Processed, Independence, Iowa. NPDES permit IA0060607, in force until Jun 30, 2028. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due: About 15 days after each period: form A monthly (12 values)
Renewal application due: Jan 2, 2028 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file: August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025: 0 values over a limit, 4 required values missing, 0 of 12 reports late

Limits in force (12)

Parameter	Statistic	Limit	Months
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	30-day average	≤ 143.6 lb/d	all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	daily maximum	≤ 360.2 lb/d	all year
pH	daily minimum	≥ 6 SU	all year
pH	daily maximum	≤ 9 SU	all year
Solids, total suspended	30-day average	≤ 216.6 lb/d	all year
Solids, total suspended	daily maximum	≤ 539.1 lb/d	all year
Chlorine, total residual	30-day average	≤ .091 mg/L	all year
Chlorine, total residual	daily maximum	≤ .091 mg/L	all year
Chlorine, total residual	30-day average	≤ .63 lb/d	all year
Chlorine, total residual	daily maximum	≤ .63 lb/d	all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	daily maximum	≤ 37 mg/L	all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	daily maximum	≤ 256.1 lb/d	all year

How strict are these limits?

Chlorine, total residual, daily maximum .091 mg/L — stricter than 25% of 107 other minor industrial and other permits in Iowa
Chlorine, total residual, 30-day average .091 mg/L — stricter than 22% of 106 other minor industrial and other permits in Iowa
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], daily maximum 37 mg/L — stricter than 15% of 960 other minor industrial and other permits nationwide; 1% have the same limit

Cited limits by parameter: Iowa's rules and the federal ones.

Same industry: the 48 Food and Kindred Products permits in Iowa.

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