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Seneca Foods Corp

Canned Fruits And Vegetables, Blue Earth, Minnesota. NPDES permit MN0001287, in force until May 31, 2027. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last June 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 47 days after each period: outfall D011 form A1 monthly (12 values), outfall D011 form A2 monthly (1 value), outfall D011 form A3 monthly (1 value), outfall D034 form A1 yearly
Renewal application due
Dec 2, 2026 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
1 value over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 29 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
June 2026Phosphorus, total [as P], monthly average.265≤ .18 kg/d47%
June 2026pH, monthly maximum9.3≤ 9 SU—

Limits in force (19)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximum≤ 86 deg FApr–OctD011
pHmonthly minimum≥ 6 SUApr–OctD011
pHmonthly maximum≤ 9 SUApr–OctD011
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/LApr–OctD011
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Apr–OctD011
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Apr–OctD011
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Apr–OctD011
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearD011
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ .18 kg/dJun–SepD011
Phosphorus, total [as P]annual total≤ 65 kg/yrall yearD011
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)Apr–OctD011
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (Mgal/mo)Apr–OctD011
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .038 mg/LApr–OctD011
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 25 mg/LApr–OctD011
Solids, total suspendedannual averagereport only (mg/L)all yearD034
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]annual averagereport only (mg/L)all yearD034
Phosphorus, total [as P]annual averagereport only (mg/L)all yearD034
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]annual averagereport only (mg/L)all yearD034
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]annual averagereport only (mg/L)all yearD034

How strict are these limits?

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

Same industry: the 28 Food and Kindred Products permits in Minnesota.

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