Non-Compliance
Clean Water Act
RCRA
GARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Quick Summary
- •Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
- •Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
- Address
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3600 W 3RD AVE
GARY, IN 46406
View on map ↗ - County
- LAKE County
- Industry
- Utilities
- NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
- 22132
- Inspections
- 7 · last Jan 13, 2026
- Total Penalties
- $0 · last Jan 13, 2020
- Registry ID
- 110009284540
Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)
Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.
12
Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
Qtrs Non-Compliant
0
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
Qtrs Non-Compliant
Compliance Violations
Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.
| Program | Type | Violation Date | Return to Compliance | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | Dec 18, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | Dec 18, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | Dec 18, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Dec 18, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Jun 1, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Mar 1, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Jun 1, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Apr 30, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Failure to submit SSO information to the permitting authority (Not Related to Program Report or DMR) | Apr 30, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | Apr 30, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | Apr 30, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | Apr 30, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Sep 1, 2023 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Apr 24, 2023 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | Apr 24, 2023 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | Apr 24, 2023 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | Apr 24, 2023 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Jan 1, 2023 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Jan 1, 2023 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Jan 28, 2022 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | Jul 6, 2021 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | Feb 22, 2021 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Feb 22, 2021 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Dec 31, 2019 | Mar 31, 2020 | Resolved |
| cwa | WW CSO - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | Jul 17, 2018 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Jul 17, 2018 | — | Open |
| cwa | WW CSO - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | Oct 26, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | WW CSO - Dry weather overflow | Oct 25, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | WW CSO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | Jul 1, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | Mar 3, 2016 | — | Open |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | Feb 1, 2016 | — | Open |
| cwa | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | Mar 26, 2014 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | Mar 26, 2014 | — | Open |
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | Mar 26, 2014 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Mar 26, 2014 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | Mar 26, 2014 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | Mar 26, 2014 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Dec 7, 2011 | — | Open |
| cwa | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | May 12, 2003 | May 12, 2003 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Oct 23, 1993 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | Mar 14, 1989 | Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Discharge Limit Exceedances
Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.
| Pollutant | Violation | Reported | Limit | Exceedance | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | DMR, Limited - Overdue | 4.00 toxic | 2.00 | +100% | Jun 2025 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 4.20 mg/L | 2.63 | +60% | Feb 2025 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.78 mg/L | 2.33 | +19% | Nov 2024 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 13.00 mg/L | 9.00 | +44% | Jun 2024 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 10.60 mg/L | 9.00 | +18% | May 2024 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 25.50 mg/L | 14.40 | +77% | Mar 2024 | Open |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 517.00 MPN/100mL | 235.00 | +120% | Oct 2023 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 9.70 mg/L | 9.00 | +8% | Jul 2023 | Open |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 324.00 MPN/100mL | 235.00 | +38% | Jul 2023 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 19.60 mg/L | 9.00 | +118% | May 2023 | Resolved |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 6.40 mg/L | 6.00 | +7% | May 2023 | Resolved |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 19.20 mg/L | 9.60 | +100% | Apr 2023 | Resolved |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 38.30 mg/L | 14.40 | +166% | Apr 2023 | Resolved |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 345.00 MPN/100mL | 235.00 | +47% | Apr 2023 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Overdue | 15,684.79 kg/d | 6,546.68 | +140% | Mar 2023 | Resolved |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 31.60 mg/L | 9.60 | +229% | Mar 2023 | Resolved |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 13.60 mg/L | 13.20 | +3% | Mar 2023 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 68.80 mg/L | 14.40 | +378% | Mar 2023 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 7,449.23 kg/d | 4,364.30 | +71% | Mar 2023 | Resolved |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 15,684.79 kg/d | 6,546.68 | +140% | Mar 2023 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 15,930.41 kg/d | 6,546.68 | +143% | Feb 2023 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3.40 mg/L | 2.63 | +29% | Feb 2023 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 26.70 mg/L | 9.60 | +178% | Feb 2023 | Resolved |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 67.20 mg/L | 14.40 | +367% | Feb 2023 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 6,213.90 kg/d | 4,364.30 | +42% | Feb 2023 | Resolved |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 16.30 mg/L | 13.20 | +23% | Feb 2023 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 13.00 mg/L | 9.00 | +44% | Aug 2022 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 9.00 mg/L | 6.00 | +50% | Aug 2022 | Resolved |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 13.40 mg/L | 9.00 | +49% | Jul 2022 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 8.60 mg/L | 6.00 | +43% | Jul 2022 | Resolved |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 31,076.75 kg/d | 6,546.68 | +375% | Feb 2022 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 8,540.19 kg/d | 4,364.30 | +96% | Feb 2022 | Resolved |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 16.00 mg/L | 13.20 | +21% | Feb 2022 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 28.10 mg/L | 9.60 | +193% | Feb 2022 | Resolved |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 94.40 mg/L | 14.40 | +556% | Feb 2022 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3.20 mg/L | 2.33 | +37% | Aug 2021 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 21,101.01 kg/d | 4,091.90 | +416% | Jun 2021 | Open |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 21.30 mg/L | 7.50 | +184% | Jun 2021 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 6,396.86 kg/d | 2,727.63 | +135% | Jun 2021 | Open |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 238.00 MPN/100mL | 235.00 | +1% | Jun 2021 | Open |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 6,778.22 kg/d | 3,409.99 | +99% | Jun 2021 | Open |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 7.90 mg/L | 5.00 | +58% | Jun 2021 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 73.40 mg/L | 9.00 | +716% | Jun 2021 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 22.40 mg/L | 6.00 | +273% | Jun 2021 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 13.50 mg/L | 9.00 | +50% | May 2021 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 4,436.49 kg/d | 4,091.90 | +8% | May 2021 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.80 mg/L | 2.63 | +6% | Feb 2021 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3.60 mg/L | 2.63 | +37% | Jan 2021 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.70 mg/L | 2.63 | +3% | Dec 2020 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.90 mg/L | 2.33 | +24% | Oct 2020 | Open |
Enforcement Actions
Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.
Judicial
· Case 05-1985-0484
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act
· Case IN-25639 · Jan 13, 2020
$8,100
Judicial
· Case 05-2005-0328 · Mar 19, 2018
$75,000
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act
· Case IN-17300 · Apr 28, 2008
$1,100
Judicial
· Case 05-1997-0826 · May 12, 2003
$795,000
Civil Judicial Action
Clean Water Act
· Case 05-2003-N005 · May 12, 2003
Civil Judicial Action
Clean Water Act
· Case 05-1993-N002 · Oct 23, 1992
Judicial
· Case 05-1984-0003 · Oct 23, 1992
$1,000,000
Civil Judicial Action
Clean Water Act
· Case 05-1987-N011 · Jun 16, 1987
Judicial
· Case 05-1982-0072 · Jun 15, 1983
Judicial
· Case 05-1977-0015 · Jan 3, 1979
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