Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0000005
HAROLD D THOMPSON REGIONAL WW RECLAMATION FACILITY, Fountain, CO: NPDES CO0000005 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 32Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HAROLD D THOMPSON REGIONAL WW RECLAMATION FACILITY, held by Lower Fountain Metro Sewage Disposal Dist, holds NPDES permit CO0000005, which discharges to Fountain Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 31, 2013 and expiring June 30, 2018. 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 | HAROLD D THOMPSON REGIONAL WW RECLAMATION FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lower Fountain Metro Sewage Disposal Dist |
| NPDES ID | CO0000005 |
| 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 | May 31, 2013 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2018 |
| Address | Fountain, CO 80817 |
| Receiving water | Fountain Creek |
| Subwatershed | Callahan Reservoir-Fountain Creek (HUC 110200030402) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 32Pollutants on file
- 32Under a numeric limit
- 32With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, potentially dissolved | 3 | 24 | 15 | November 30, 2016 | 32% over the limit |
| Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 11 | 8 | June 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 4 | 17 | 1 | October 31, 2013 | 35% over the limit |
| Nonylphenol | 2 | 68 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Silver, potentially dissolved | 6 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 5 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent total recoverable | 3 | 37 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, potentially dissolvd | 3 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, potentially dissolved | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, potentially dissolvd | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 36 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, dissolved [as Mn] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, potentially dissolvd | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, potentially dissolvd | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, inorganic total | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, potentially dissolved | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 3 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| April 1, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
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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