Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CA0084239
MALAGA WWTF, Fresno, CA: NPDES CA0084239 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 160Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MALAGA WWTF, held by MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit CA0084239, which discharges to Central Canal. EPA’s file records it issued March 14, 2008 and expiring March 14, 2013. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | MALAGA WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MALAGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | CA0084239 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 14, 2008 |
| Expiration date | March 14, 2013 |
| Address | Fresno, CA 93725 |
| Receiving water | CENTRAL CANAL |
| Subwatershed | Central Canal (HUC 180300090504) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 161Pollutants on file
- 160Under a numeric limit
- 161With a violation of any kind
- 12With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant; the 60 with the most exceedances of 161 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dichlorobromomethane | 3 | 66 | 20 | August 31, 2009 | 8,829% over the limit |
| Dibromochloromethane | 3 | 66 | 20 | August 31, 2009 | 13,071% over the limit |
| Bromoform | 3 | 63 | 17 | August 31, 2009 | 644% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 9 | 99 | 14 | December 31, 2013 | 225% over the limit |
| Coliform, total general | 2 | 100 | 12 | April 30, 2013 | 18,127% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 141 | 9 | December 31, 2014 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 312 | 8 | November 30, 2014 | 145% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 2 | 96 | 8 | March 31, 2011 | |
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 138 | 4 | August 31, 2009 | 7,400% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 310 | 2 | July 31, 2009 | 49% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 47 | 1 | November 30, 2010 | 20% over the limit |
| Boron, total recoverable | 1 | 26 | 1 | February 28, 2013 | 12,900% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 186 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 92 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 92 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 67 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 67 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 64 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Diazinon | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| % Survival Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 4 Day Chronic Raphidocelis subcapitata (formerly Selenastrum capricornutum) | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sodium, total [as Na] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Potassium, total [as K] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent [as Cr] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| .delta.-BHC | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthylene | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES CA0084239.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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