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Tell City Municipal WWTP

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Tell City, Indiana. NPDES permit IN0021016, in force until Dec 31, 2030. Last 12 months: over a limit once (last October 2025). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (26 values), outfall 001 form AQ quarterly (14 values), outfall 003 form C monthly (4 values), outfall 010 form C monthly (4 values), outfall 102 form C monthly (4 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
2 values over a limit, 4 required values missing, 4 of 56 reports late

Last 12 months (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
October 2025E. coli, colony forming units [CFU], daily maximum6880 CFU/100mL≤ 235 CFU/100mL2828%

Limits in force (73)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedmaximum weekly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 1878 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedmaximum weekly average≤ 2816 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 3 mg/LMay–Nov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 9.6 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]maximum weekly average≤ 4.5 mg/LMay–Nov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]maximum weekly average≤ 14.4 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 190 lb/dMay–Nov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 601 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]maximum weekly average≤ 280 lb/dMay–Nov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]maximum weekly average≤ 901 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]maximum weekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]maximum weekly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]maximum weekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]maximum weekly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 1 mg/Lall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Nickel, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Nickel, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Silver total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Silver total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Zinc, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Zinc, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Lead, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Lead, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Chromium, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Chromium, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Phenolics, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Phenolics, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]monthly geometric mean≤ 125 CFU/100mLApr–Oct001
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]daily maximum≤ 235 CFU/100mLApr–Oct001
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiamaximum≤ 1 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)Dec001
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiamaximum≤ 1 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)Jan001
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiamaximum≤ 1 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)Jan001
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]maximum≤ 1 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)Dec001
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]maximum≤ 1 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)Jan001
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]maximum≤ 1 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)Jan001
Coliform, fecal generalmonthly geometric mean≤ 2000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 25 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]maximum weekly average≤ 40 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 1565 lb/dall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]maximum weekly average≤ 2504 lb/dall year001
Flow, totalmonthly totalreport only (Mgal/mo)all year001
TU Static 48Hr Acute Daphnia magnamaximum≤ 1 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)Dec001
TU Static 48Hr Acute Daphnia magnamaximum≤ 1 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)Jan001
TU Static 48Hr Acute Daphnia magnamaximum≤ 1 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)Jan001
Durationmonthly totalreport only (hr/mo)all year003
Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]monthly totalreport only (Mgal)all year003
Precipitation, monthly accumulationmonthly totalreport only (in/mo)all year003
Discharge event observation [Visual Monitoring]monthly totalreport only (#/mo)all year003
Durationmonthly totalreport only (hr/mo)all year010
Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]monthly totalreport only (Mgal)all year010
Precipitation, monthly accumulationmonthly totalreport only (in/mo)all year010
Discharge event observation [Visual Monitoring]monthly totalreport only (#/mo)all year010
Durationmonthly totalreport only (hr/mo)all year102
Overflow volume [SS0 volume, CSO volume]monthly totalreport only (Mgal)all year102
Precipitation, monthly accumulationmonthly totalreport only (in/mo)all year102
Discharge event observation [Visual Monitoring]monthly totalreport only (#/mo)all year102
Copper, dry weightvaluereport only (mg/kg)Jun, DecPRT
Cadmium, dry weightvaluereport only (mg/kg)Jun, DecPRT
Molybdenum, sludge, total, dry weight [as Mo]valuereport only (mg/kg)Jun, DecPRT
Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn]valuereport only (mg/kg)Jun, DecPRT
Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb]valuereport only (mg/kg)Jun, DecPRT
Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni]valuereport only (mg/kg)Jun, DecPRT
Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg]valuereport only (mg/kg)Jun, DecPRT

How strict are these limits?

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

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