METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION

Address

400 EAST 130TH STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60628
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County

COOK County

Industry

Utilities

NAICS (North American Industry Classification)

221320

Inspections

4 · last Dec 31, 2024

Total Penalties

$0 · last Jan 6, 2014

Registry ID

110018288912

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.

0

Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

12

Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

0

Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
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	Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment	Jan 8, 2026	—	Open
cwa	Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment	Apr 2, 2025	—	Open
cwa	Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)	Jan 2, 2024	Jan 2, 2024	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jun 30, 2022	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Jun 30, 2022	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved but reported	Jan 31, 2022	Mar 14, 2022	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2022	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Jan 31, 2022	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jan 31, 2022	Mar 14, 2022	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Feb 28, 2021	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Feb 28, 2021	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jan 31, 2021	Mar 3, 2021	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved but reported	Dec 15, 2020	Jul 19, 2021	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Dec 15, 2020	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Dec 15, 2020	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Dec 15, 2020	Jul 19, 2021	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Mar 15, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved but reported	Mar 15, 2019	Jul 5, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Mar 15, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Mar 15, 2019	Jul 5, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2018	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Jan 31, 2018	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2018	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2017	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Mar 31, 2016	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2016	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Nov 15, 2015	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 31, 2015	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Jul 31, 2015	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 31, 2015	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jun 30, 2015	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jun 30, 2015	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2015	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2015	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 31, 2011	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 31, 2010	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2010	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 31, 2009	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 20, 2009	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2009	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 31, 2008	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Dec 1, 2006	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Dec 1, 2006	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Dec 1, 2006	Jan 17, 2007	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved but reported	Dec 1, 2006	Jan 17, 2007	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Nov 15, 2006	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Nov 15, 2006	—	Open
cwa	WW SSO - Discharge to Waters	Jun 10, 2006	Nov 22, 2006	Resolved
cwa	WW SSO - Improper Operation and Maintenance	Jun 10, 2006	Nov 22, 2006	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Feb 24, 2006	—	Open

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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	24.00 mg/L	5.00	+380%	May 2023	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	13,258.16 kg/d	8,140.67	+63%	May 2023	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.

State Administrative Order of Consent

Clean Water Act · Case IL-0028061 · May 9, 2024

Judicial

· Case 05-2001-0642 · Jan 6, 2014

$675,000

State Administrative Order of Consent

Clean Water Act · Case IL-N00007677 · Nov 22, 2006

VIOLATION NOTICE (VN)

RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-ILD000870832-DV1 · Sep 13, 1999

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IL-N00002848 · Aug 11, 1994

CWA 309A AO For Compliance

Clean Water Act · Case 05-1984-N093 · Mar 28, 1984

CWA 309A AO For Compliance

Clean Water Act · Case 05-1983-N004 · Apr 29, 1983

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