Commenting open: July 18, 2024 12:00AM CT - September 16, 2024 11:59PM CT.
City of Pelican Rapids - Wastewater Permit and Chloride Variance
We invite you to comment on the draft wastewater permit and chloride variance for the City of Pelican Rapids wastewater treatment facility.
The City of Pelican Rapids applied for a reissued water quality permit for its wastewater treatment facility, which discharges to the Pelican River. The facility is designed to treat 910,000 gallons per day.
The draft wastewater permit adds new limits for chloride because discharge data from the facility shows that it has reasonable potential to cause or contribute to a violation of the chloride water quality standard.
The City applied for a variance from the chloride water quality standard due to the cost of treatment. The variance still requires the facility to follow the agreed-upon schedule of compliance activities and to meet an interim chloride limit until the final chloride limit can be met.
An online-only public meeting for the chloride variance request will take place at 6 p.m. on September 4.
Water quality permits - or National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits - establish specific limits and requirements to protect Minnesota's surface and groundwater quality. Permits are regularly reviewed and updated as they expire, allowing the MPCA to incorporate new information about the impacts of pollutants on the environment in future permits. Permits are enforced through a combination of self-reporting and compliance monitoring.
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We invite you to comment on the draft wastewater permit and chloride variance for the City of Pelican Rapids wastewater treatment facility.
The City of Pelican Rapids applied for a reissued water quality permit for its wastewater treatment facility, which discharges to the Pelican River. The facility is designed to treat 910,000 gallons per day.
The draft wastewater permit adds new limits for chloride because discharge data from the facility shows that it has reasonable potential to cause or contribute to a violation of the chloride water quality standard.
The City applied for a variance from the chloride water quality standard due to the cost of treatment. The variance still requires the facility to follow the agreed-upon schedule of compliance activities and to meet an interim chloride limit until the final chloride limit can be met.
An online-only public meeting for the chloride variance request will take place at 6 p.m. on September 4.
Water quality permits - or National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits - establish specific limits and requirements to protect Minnesota's surface and groundwater quality. Permits are regularly reviewed and updated as they expire, allowing the MPCA to incorporate new information about the impacts of pollutants on the environment in future permits. Permits are enforced through a combination of self-reporting and compliance monitoring.
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