Commenting open: February 19, 2025 12:00AM CT - April 21, 2025 11:59PM CT.
City of Lakefield - Wastewater Permit
We invite you to comment on the draft wastewater permit for the Lakefield Wastewater Treatment Facility.
The City of Lakefield applied for a reissued water quality permit for its wastewater treatment facility. The facility is designed to treat 582,000 gallons per day and discharges to an unnamed creek which flows into South Heron Lake.
The draft permit adjusts the proposed limit for total chloride from 224 to 230 mg/L. The draft permit also removes the proposed limits for bicarbonates, specific conductance, total dissolved solids, and hardness.
The draft permit includes a compliance schedule that requires the permittee to meet a new chloride limit as soon as possible, but no later than Nov. 1, 2026.
The draft permit does not authorize any construction or changes to the facility.
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 for the Lakefield Wastewater Treatment Facility.
The City of Lakefield applied for a reissued water quality permit for its wastewater treatment facility. The facility is designed to treat 582,000 gallons per day and discharges to an unnamed creek which flows into South Heron Lake.
The draft permit adjusts the proposed limit for total chloride from 224 to 230 mg/L. The draft permit also removes the proposed limits for bicarbonates, specific conductance, total dissolved solids, and hardness.
The draft permit includes a compliance schedule that requires the permittee to meet a new chloride limit as soon as possible, but no later than Nov. 1, 2026.
The draft permit does not authorize any construction or changes to the facility.
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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