Non-Compliance
Clean Water Act
COLFAX WWTP, TOWN OF
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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8162 W 700 S
COLFAX, IN 46035
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- CLINTON County
- Industry
- Utilities
- NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
- 221320
- Inspections
- 4 · last May 5, 2025
- Total Penalties
- $0 · last Jul 15, 2020
- Registry ID
- 110009738980
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.
5
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 - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) | May 5, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | May 5, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | May 5, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | May 5, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | May 5, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | May 5, 2025 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) | Apr 16, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Apr 16, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Wet-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | Apr 16, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | Apr 16, 2024 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | Nov 1, 2022 | — | Open |
| cwa | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | Nov 1, 2022 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) | Nov 1, 2022 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Nov 1, 2022 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | Nov 1, 2022 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Jul 27, 2021 | — | Open |
| cwa | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | Jul 27, 2021 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) | Jul 27, 2021 | — | Open |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | Jul 27, 2021 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | Jul 27, 2021 | — | Open |
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | Jul 27, 2021 | — | Open |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | Apr 24, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | Apr 24, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Apr 24, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | Apr 24, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Inflow/Infiltration (I/I) | Apr 24, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | Apr 24, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | Apr 24, 2019 | — | Open |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | Apr 24, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | Jul 5, 1989 | Oct 24, 1989 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3.50 mg/L | 2.00 | +75% | Nov 2025 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.96 kg/d | 0.84 | +254% | Sep 2025 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 14.10 mg/L | 2.00 | +605% | Sep 2025 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 8.16 mg/L | 1.30 | +528% | Sep 2025 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.74 kg/d | 0.54 | +222% | Sep 2025 | Resolved |
| Chlorine, total residual | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.47 mg/L | 0.50 | +6% | Jul 2025 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.23 kg/d | 0.84 | +167% | Jun 2025 | Open |
| Chlorine, total residual | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.41 mg/L | 0.50 | +18% | Jun 2025 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.44 mg/L | 1.30 | +11% | Jun 2025 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.28 kg/d | 0.54 | +136% | Jun 2025 | Resolved |
| Chlorine, total residual | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.07 mg/L | 0.06 | +17% | May 2025 | Open |
| Chlorine, total residual | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.45 mg/L | 0.50 | +10% | Apr 2025 | Open |
| Chlorine, total residual | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.08 mg/L | 0.06 | +33% | Apr 2025 | Open |
| Chlorine, total residual | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.48 mg/L | 0.50 | +4% | Jul 2024 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.90 kg/d | 0.84 | +127% | May 2024 | Open |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 387.30 MPN/100mL | 235.00 | +65% | Apr 2024 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.62 kg/d | 1.33 | +96% | Apr 2024 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.16 kg/d | 0.88 | +32% | Apr 2023 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 4.59 kg/d | 1.33 | +244% | Apr 2023 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 4.56 mg/L | 3.20 | +43% | Apr 2023 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.67 kg/d | 1.33 | +25% | Mar 2023 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.16 mg/L | 2.00 | +8% | Sep 2021 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.90 kg/d | 0.84 | +8% | May 2021 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.55 kg/d | 0.54 | +2% | May 2021 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.01 mg/L | 2.00 | +1% | May 2021 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 16.34 kg/d | 14.98 | +9% | May 2020 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.24 kg/d | 0.84 | +48% | May 2020 | Resolved |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 461.10 MPN/100mL | 235.00 | +96% | May 2020 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.69 kg/d | 0.54 | +29% | May 2020 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.01 kg/d | 1.33 | +51% | Mar 2020 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.90 kg/d | 0.88 | +3% | Mar 2020 | Resolved |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 17.00 kg/d | 16.66 | +2% | Feb 2020 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.38 kg/d | 0.88 | +58% | Feb 2020 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.06 kg/d | 1.33 | +54% | Feb 2020 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.34 kg/d | 1.33 | +76% | Jan 2020 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 0.88 kg/d | 0.88 | +1% | Jan 2020 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.23 kg/d | 0.54 | +127% | Jun 2019 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.36 kg/d | 0.84 | +183% | Jun 2019 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 15.48 kg/d | 14.98 | +3% | Jun 2019 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.59 kg/d | 0.54 | +194% | May 2019 | Resolved |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 845.00 MPN/100mL | 235.00 | +260% | May 2019 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.24 mg/L | 2.00 | +12% | May 2019 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.51 mg/L | 1.30 | +16% | May 2019 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.65 kg/d | 0.84 | +217% | May 2019 | Open |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 583.00 MPN/100mL | 125.00 | +366% | Apr 2019 | Open |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 63,200.00 MPN/100mL | 235.00 | +26,794% | Apr 2019 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1.45 kg/d | 0.88 | +65% | Apr 2019 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.37 kg/d | 1.33 | +77% | Apr 2019 | Open |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2.39 kg/d | 0.88 | +173% | Feb 2019 | Resolved |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3.16 kg/d | 1.33 | +137% | Feb 2019 | 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 CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act
· Case IN-26618-W · Jul 15, 2020
$2,480
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