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American Crystal Sugar - Moorhead

Beet Sugar, major discharger, Moorhead, Minnesota. NPDES permit MN0001945 expired Aug 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 (20 values), outfall 020 form M monthly (20 values), outfall 030 form M monthly (7 values), outfall 701 form M monthly (2 values), outfall 702 form M monthly (2 values)
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
7 values over a limit, 28 required values missing, 0 of 60 reports late

Limits in force (52)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Temperature, water deg. centigrademonthly maximum≤ 32 deg Call year010
Stream flow, instantaneousinstantaneous minimumreport only (cfs)all year010
Stream flow, instantaneousmonthly averagereport only (cfs)all year010
Stream flow, instantaneousmonthly maximumreport only (cfs)all 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≤ 472 kg/dall year010
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly maximum≤ 945 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≤ 567 kg/dall year010
Solids, total suspendedmonthly maximum≤ 1134 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 plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year010
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximum≤ 10 MGDall year010
Mercury, total [as Hg]single samplereport only (ng/L)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≤ 472 kg/dall year020
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly maximum≤ 945 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≤ 567 kg/dall year020
Solids, total suspendedmonthly maximum≤ 1134 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
Toxicity, salmo acutedaily maximum≤ .9999 tox acuteall 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 plantmonthly averagereport 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≤ 472 kg/dall year030
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly maximum≤ 945 kg/dall year030
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 567 kg/dall year030
Solids, total suspendedmonthly maximum≤ 1134 kg/dall year030
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (MGD)all year030
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year030
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all 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 minimumreport only (mg/L)all year702
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly averagereport 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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