LA JARA, TOWN OF, La Jara, CO: NPDES CO0020150 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

LA JARA, TOWN OF, La Jara, Colorado: Individual permit CO0020150, held by La Jara Town of; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued January 28, 2014, term to February 28, 2019; discharges to CROWTHER BROTHERS DITCH.

• BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 181 violations of any kind, 154 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 547% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 247 violations of any kind, 104 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 283% over the limit.
• pH: 2 limits, 107 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026.
• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 137 violations of any kind, 31 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2025, largest 76,031,664% over the limit.
• E. coli: 2 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 31 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 99,999% over the limit.
• Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 111 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 150% over the limit.
• Nitrogen, inorganic total: 0 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2025, largest 73% over the limit.
• Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 30 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2011, largest 99,999% over the limit.
• Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 40 violations of any kind.
• Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity: 2 limits, 33 violations of any kind.
• Oil and grease: 1 limit, 23 violations of any kind.
• Oil and grease visual: 1 limit, 21 violations of any kind.
• Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind.
• Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 16 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind.
• Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
• Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [TKN] [water]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind.

• April 27, 2021: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
• April 27, 2021: Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements (ST6).
• April 27, 2021: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
• April 27, 2021: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
• April 27, 2021: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).

Colorado holds 206 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 182 were issued before CO0020150.

Coverages issued nearest CO0020150

• 2013-07-31: SOMERSET WWTF, Somerset: CO0048873, held by Gunnison County
• 2013-08-27: LOMA LINDA SAN DIST WWTF, La Plata County: CO0000011, held by Loma Linda Sanitation District
• 2013-08-30: RANGELY WWTF, Rangely: CO0000010, held by Rangely Town of
• 2013-08-30: PALISADE WWTF, Mesa County: CO0000012, held by Palisade Town of
• 2013-10-30: ANTONITO TOWN OF, Antonito: CO0040975, held by Antonito Town of
• 2014-01-28: LEADVILLE SANITATION DISTRICT, Leadville: CO0021164, held by Leadville Sanitation District
• 2014-01-30: MONUMENT LAKE WWTF, Weston: CO0024015, held by Trinidad City of
• 2014-03-26: VICTOR CITY OF, Victor: CO0024201, held by Victor City of
• 2014-04-16: DEL NORTE WWTF, Del Norte: CO0020281, held by Del Norte Town of
• 2014-05-27: LA JUNTA CITY OF, La Junta: CO0021261, held by La Junta City of

LA JARA, TOWN OF among its neighbors

4 discharge permits are in the Outlet La Jara Creek subwatershed (HUC 130100020411); CO0020150 is one. Its county: 19, 1 major; CO0020150 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Outlet La Jara Creek subwatershed (HUC 130100020411)

• ROMEO WWTF, Conejos County: COG589014, minor, term to 2010-10-31
• ROMEO WWTF, Romeo: COG591014, minor, term to 2029-12-31
• SPICER STATE FISH HATCHERY, La Jara: COG130020, minor, term to 2023-06-30