North Koochiching Area Sanitary District - Wastewater Permit

We invite you to comment on the draft wastewater permit for the North Koochiching Area Sanitary District.

The North Koochiching Area Sanitary District applied for a reissued water quality permit for its wastewater treatment facility. The facility is designed to treat three million gallons per day and discharges to the Rainy River.

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.