TORKELSON CHEESE CO

Address

9453 LOUISA ROAD
LENA, IL 61048
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County

STEPHENSON County

Industry

Manufacturing

NAICS (North American Industry Classification)

311513

Inspections

1 · last Aug 26, 2021

Total Penalties

$0

Registry ID

110006770057

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

1

Water (CWA)
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	Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation	Oct 22, 2025	—	Open
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	Oct 22, 2025	—	Open
cwa	Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge	Oct 22, 2025	—	Open
cwa	Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation	Oct 22, 2025	—	Open
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	Jul 20, 2017	Oct 1, 2018	Resolved
cwa	Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge	Jul 20, 2017	Oct 1, 2018	Resolved
cwa	Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation	Jul 20, 2017	Oct 1, 2018	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved but reported	Jan 31, 2008	Apr 25, 2008	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Jan 31, 2008	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2008	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jan 31, 2008	Apr 25, 2008	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Jul 31, 2007	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved but reported	Jul 31, 2007	Apr 25, 2008	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jul 31, 2007	Apr 25, 2008	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 31, 2007	—	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	4.93 kg/d	1.27	+288%	Jul 2021	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	13.00 mg/L	7.20	+81%	Jul 2021	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.93 kg/d	2.72	+81%	Jul 2021	Open
Coliform, fecal general	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	630.00 MPN/100mL	400.00	+58%	Jul 2021	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	13.00 mg/L	3.30	+294%	Jul 2021	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2.55 kg/d	2.50	+2%	Jan 2020	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	6.73 mg/L	6.60	+2%	Jan 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	11.74 kg/d	7.72	+52%	Dec 2018	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	31.00 mg/L	20.00	+55%	Dec 2018	Open
Chloride [as Cl]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	247.88 kg/d	189.32	+31%	Sep 2017	Open
Chloride [as Cl]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	655.00 mg/L	500.00	+31%	Sep 2017	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-0026735 · Mar 17, 2026

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