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American Crystal Sugar - East Grand Forks

Beet Sugar, major discharger, East Grand Forks, Minnesota. NPDES permit MN0001937 expired Dec 31, 2013; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 50 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 47 days after each period: outfall 010 form M monthly (17 values), outfall 020 form M monthly (18 values), outfall 030 form M monthly (6 values), outfall 701 form M monthly (3 values), outfall 702 form M monthly (6 values)
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 60 reports late

Limits in force (50)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Temperature, water deg. centigrademonthly maximum≤ 32 deg Call year010
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 25 mg/Lall year010
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly maximum≤ 50 mg/Lall year010
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 945 kg/dall year010
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly maximum≤ 1890 kg/dall year010
pHmonthly minimum≥ 6 SUall year010
pHmonthly maximum≤ 9 SUall year010
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year010
Solids, total suspendedmonthly maximum≤ 60 mg/Lall year010
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 1134 kg/dall year010
Solids, total suspendedmonthly maximum≤ 2268 kg/dall year010
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year010
Nitrogen, ammonia, tot unionized [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year010
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year010
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (MGD)all year010
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximum≤ 10 MGDall year010
Mercury, total [as Hg]single samplereport only (ng/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec010
Temperature, water deg. centigrademonthly maximum≤ 32 deg Call year020
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 25 mg/Lall year020
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly maximum≤ 50 mg/Lall year020
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 945 kg/dall year020
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly maximum≤ 1890 kg/dall year020
pHmonthly minimum≥ 6 SUall year020
pHmonthly maximum≤ 9 SUall year020
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year020
Solids, total suspendedmonthly maximum≤ 60 mg/Lall year020
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 1134 kg/dall year020
Solids, total suspendedmonthly maximum≤ 2268 kg/dall year020
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year020
Nitrogen, ammonia, tot unionized [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year020
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year020
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 Cinstantaneous maximum≤ 400 #/100mLall year020
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (MGD)all year020
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximum≤ 10 MGDall year020
Mercury, total [as Hg]single samplereport only (ng/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec020
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 945 kg/dall year030
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly maximum≤ 1890 kg/dall year030
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 1134 kg/dall year030
Solids, total suspendedmonthly maximum≤ 2268 kg/dall year030
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (MGD)all year030
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximum≤ 10 MGDall year030
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly minimumreport only (mg/L)all year701
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year701
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly maximumreport only (mg/L)all year701
Stream flow, instantaneousmonthly minimumreport only (cfs)all year702
Stream flow, instantaneousmonthly averagereport only (cfs)all year702
Stream flow, instantaneousmonthly maximumreport only (cfs)all year702
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly minimumreport only (mg/L)all year702
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year702
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly maximumreport only (mg/L)all year702

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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