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Sewage treatment plant, Pipestone, Minnesota. NPDES permit MN0054801, in force until Feb 28, 2030. Last 12 months: over a limit 3 times (last March 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 47 days after each period: outfall D001 form A1 monthly (27 values), outfall D001 form A2 monthly (2 values), outfall D001 form A3 monthly (2 values), outfall D001 form A4 monthly (1 value), outfall S005 form A1 monthly (11 values), outfall S006 form A1 monthly (9 values), and 3 more forms
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
1 value over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 108 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
October 2025pH, monthly maximum9.3≤ 9 SU—
March 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average47≤ 25 mg/L88%
March 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], maximum weekly average47≤ 40 mg/L18%

Limits in force (74)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Specific conductancemonthly maximumreport only (umho/cm)all yearD001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly minimumreport only (mg/L)all yearD001
pHmonthly minimum≥ 6 SUall yearD001
pHmonthly maximum≤ 9 SUall yearD001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 45 mg/Lall yearD001
Solids, total suspendedannual maximumreport only (mg/L)all yearD001
Solids, total suspendedmaximum weekly average≤ 65 mg/Lall yearD001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 1042 kg/dall yearD001
Solids, total suspendedyear-to-date total≤ 37252 kg/yrall yearD001
Solids, total suspendedmaximum weekly average≤ 1506 kg/dall yearD001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearD001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearD001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearD001
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearD001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, DecD001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 1 mg/LMay–SepD001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (kg/d)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, DecD001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (kg/d)May–SepD001
Phosphorus, total [as P]year-to-date total≤ 1989 kg/yrall yearD001
Chloride [as Cl]monthly average≤ 297 mg/Lall yearD001
Chloride [as Cl]daily maximum≤ 620 mg/Lall yearD001
Sulfate, total [as SO4]monthly maximumreport only (mg/L)all yearD001
Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 Cmonthly geometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLApr–OctD001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecD001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)Jan, Feb, Jul, AugD001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly maximumreport only (MGD)Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecD001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly maximumreport only (MGD)Jan, Feb, Jul, AugD001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (Mgal/mo)Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecD001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (Mgal/mo)Jan, Feb, Jul, AugD001
Solids, total dissolvedmonthly maximumreport only (mg/L)all yearD001
Mercury, dissolved [as Hg]annual maximumreport only (ng/L)all yearD001
Mercury, total [as Hg]annual maximumreport only (ng/L)all yearD001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 25 mg/Lall yearD001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]maximum weekly average≤ 40 mg/Lall yearD001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 580 kg/dall yearD001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]year-to-date total≤ 20696 kg/yrall yearD001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]maximum weekly average≤ 927 kg/dall yearD001
Precipitation, total defined period/inmonthly totalreport only (in)all yearS005
pHquarterly maximumreport only (SU)Mar, Jun, Sep, DecS005
Solids, total suspendedquarterly averagereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, DecS005
Nitrogen, total [as N]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, DecS005
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, DecS005
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, DecS005
Phosphorus, total [as P]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, DecS005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all yearS005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly maximumreport only (MGD)all yearS005
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly totalreport only (Mgal/mo)all yearS005
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, DecS005
pHmonthly minimumreport only (SU)all yearS006
pHmonthly maximumreport only (SU)all yearS006
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS006
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS006
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS006
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS006
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS006
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly totalreport only (kg/mo)all yearS006
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS006
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly maximumreport only (mg/L)all yearS006
pHmonthly minimumreport only (SU)all yearS007
pHmonthly maximumreport only (SU)all yearS007
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS007
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (kg/d)all yearS007
Solids, total suspendedmonthly totalreport only (kg/mo)all yearS007
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS007
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS007
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS007
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS007
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (kg/d)all yearS007
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly totalreport only (kg/mo)all yearS007
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all yearS007
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (kg/d)all yearS007
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly totalreport only (kg/mo)all yearS007
BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removalmonthly minimumreport only (%)all yearS007
Solids, suspended percent removalmonthly minimumreport only (%)all yearS007

How strict are these limits?

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

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