Non-Compliance
Clean Water Act
PIERCETON WWTP
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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529 S 1ST
PIERCETON, IN 46562
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- KOSCIUSKO County
- Inspections
- 7 · last Nov 3, 2025
- Total Penalties
- $0 · last Apr 1, 2019
- Registry ID
- 110006766794
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.
1
Water (CWA)
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 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Nov 3, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Jun 30, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Develop/Enforce Standards | Jun 30, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | May 5, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Failure to submit required report within 30 days of applicable due date (Level I) | May 5, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Apr 1, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Apr 1, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved but reported | Apr 1, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Apr 1, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Apr 1, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved but reported | Apr 1, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Apr 1, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Apr 1, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Sep 1, 2022 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Sep 1, 2022 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Sep 1, 2022 | Feb 17, 2023 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved but reported | Sep 1, 2022 | Feb 17, 2023 | Resolved |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Dec 15, 2020 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | Dec 15, 2020 | — | Open |
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | Dec 15, 2020 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | Dec 15, 2020 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | Dec 15, 2020 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Conduct Inspections | Dec 15, 2020 | — | Open |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | Sep 3, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | Sep 3, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Sep 3, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | Sep 3, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | Sep 3, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | Sep 3, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Jun 1, 2019 | Oct 9, 2019 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Jun 1, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved but reported | Jun 1, 2019 | Oct 9, 2019 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Jun 1, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Apr 1, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Apr 1, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | May 1, 2018 | — | Open |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | Mar 31, 2018 | — | Open |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | Mar 1, 2018 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Dec 1, 2017 | Apr 12, 2018 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Dec 1, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved but reported | Dec 1, 2017 | Apr 12, 2018 | Resolved |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | Dec 1, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Dec 1, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Sep 1, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Sep 1, 2017 | Nov 21, 2017 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Sep 1, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved but reported | Sep 1, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | Resolved |
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Toxicity Requirements | Mar 1, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | Apr 30, 2016 | — | Open |
| cwa | Pretreatment - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR) | Jan 1, 2015 | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.04 mg/L | 0.04 | +2% | Nov 2025 | Open |
| Copper, total recoverable | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.09 mg/L | 0.04 | +110% | Oct 2022 | Open |
| Copper, total recoverable | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.03 mg/L | 0.02 | +32% | Oct 2022 | Open |
| Copper, total recoverable | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.91 mg/L | 0.04 | +2,062% | Mar 2022 | Open |
| Copper, total recoverable | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.18 mg/L | 0.02 | +779% | Mar 2022 | Open |
| Copper, total recoverable | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.02 mg/L | 0.02 | +9% | Dec 2021 | Open |
| Copper, total recoverable | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.03 mg/L | 0.02 | +23% | Nov 2020 | Resolved |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.01 mg/L | 0.01 | +13% | Oct 2020 | Open |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.00 mg/L | 0.00 | +14% | Oct 2020 | Resolved |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.01 mg/L | 0.00 | +56% | Aug 2020 | Resolved |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.01 mg/L | 0.01 | +8% | Aug 2020 | Open |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.01 mg/L | 0.01 | +44% | Jul 2020 | Open |
| Copper, total recoverable | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.03 mg/L | 0.02 | +24% | Jul 2020 | Resolved |
| Copper, total recoverable | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.05 mg/L | 0.04 | +19% | Jul 2020 | Open |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.01 mg/L | 0.00 | +65% | Jul 2020 | Resolved |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.01 mg/L | 0.00 | +128% | Jun 2020 | Resolved |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.02 mg/L | 0.01 | +86% | Jun 2020 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3.16 mg/L | 2.10 | +50% | Mar 2019 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 4.93 kg/d | 4.86 | +1% | Mar 2019 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3.91 kg/d | 3.18 | +23% | Mar 2019 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3.50 mg/L | 3.20 | +9% | Mar 2019 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 4.22 kg/d | 3.18 | +33% | Feb 2019 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3.50 mg/L | 3.20 | +9% | Feb 2019 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 5.24 kg/d | 4.86 | +8% | Feb 2019 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3.32 mg/L | 2.10 | +58% | Feb 2019 | Resolved |
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 CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act
· Case IN-25731 · Apr 1, 2019
$3,350
State Administrative Order of Consent
Clean Water Act
· Case IN-N00002759 · Nov 18, 1998
Civil Judicial Action
Clean Water Act
· Case IN-N00000334 · Feb 20, 1990
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