Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0045501

TABERNASH MEADOWS WSD WWTF, Grand County, CO: NPDES CO0045501 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

TABERNASH MEADOWS WSD WWTF, held by Tabernash Meadows WSD, holds NPDES permit CO0045501, which discharges to Fraser River. EPA’s file records it issued November 4, 2005 and expiring December 31, 2010.

TABERNASH MEADOWS WSD WWTF, Grand County, Colorado: Individual permit CO0045501, held by Tabernash Meadows WSD; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 4, 2005, term to December 31, 2010; discharges to FRASER RIVER.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 24 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2004, largest 100% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2003, largest 200% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2003, largest 84% over the limit.
E. coli: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2023, largest 66% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 59 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 37 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli, thermotol, MF, MTEC: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil and grease: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil and grease visual: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, inorganic total: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Colorado holds 206 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 42 were issued before CO0045501. Tabernash Meadows WSD holds 2 permits in Colorado.

Other permits held by Tabernash Meadows WSD

TABERNASH MEADOWS WSD, Tabernash: COL045501, issued January 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest CO0045501

July 27, 2005: BLACK HAWK/CENTRAL CITY SD WWTF, Gilpin County, CO0046761, held by Black Hawk/Central City Sanitation District
August 1, 2005: LOW POINT WWTP, Larimer County, CO0047058, held by Johnstown Town of
August 2, 2005: WAUCONDAH WWTP, Douglas County, CO0022551, held by Perry Park Water and Sanitation District
August 18, 2005: PINERY WWTF, Parker, CO0041092, held by Pinery Water and Wastewater District
November 3, 2005: MEEKER SANITATION DISTRICT, Meeker, CO0047139, held by Meeker Sanitation District
November 17, 2005: AVONDALE WWTP, Pueblo County, CO0021075, held by Avondale Water and Sanitation District
November 17, 2005: LOCHBUIE TOWN OF, Weld County, CO0047198, held by Lochbuie Town of
November 30, 2005: LONE TREE CREEK WWTP, Centennial, CO0040681, held by Arapahoe County W and WW Authority
December 21, 2005: HOTCHKISS TOWN OF, Delta County, CO0044903, held by Hotchkiss Town of
December 22, 2005: SOUTH FORT COLLINS SAN DIST, Fort Collins, CO0020737, held by South Fort Collins Sanitation District

TABERNASH MEADOWS WSD WWTF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Crooked Creek subwatershed (HUC 140100010207), CO0045501 among them. Its county holds 104, 4 of them major permits; CO0045501 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Crooked Creek subwatershed (HUC 140100010207)

BENSON PIT, Fraser: COG502138, minor permit, discharging to Crooked Creek - Fraser River, permit term to December 31, 2021
CR 50 GRAND COUNTY, Fraser: COX634016, minor permit, discharging to groundwater, permit term to June 30, 2023
CR 5001 WWTF, Fraser: CO0049022, minor permit, discharging to Crooked Creek, permit term to December 31, 2024
CROOKED CREEK RANCH, Fraser: CO0045411, minor permit, discharging to CROOKED CREEK, permit term to May 31, 2010
FRASER READY MIX PLANT, Fraser: COR900799, minor permit, discharging to Crooked Creek -Fraser River, permit term to June 30, 2017
GRANBY LATERAL PIPELINE IMP PROJECT, Grand County: COG073417, minor permit, discharging to Various State Waters and GW, permit term to November 30, 2011
MORROW MURPHY PIT, Fraser: COG501824, minor permit, discharging to Crooked Creek - Pole Creek, permit term to December 31, 2021
RED HAWK RANCH, Tabernash: COG081257, minor permit, discharging to Pole Creek and Crooked Creek, permit term to May 31, 2028
RED HAWK RANCH, Tabernash: COR427634, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
SNOW MOUNTAIN RANCH, Granby: COX634057, minor permit, discharging to groundwater, permit term to June 30, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	TABERNASH MEADOWS WSD WWTF
Permittee as filed	Tabernash Meadows WSD
NPDES ID	CO0045501
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	November 4, 2005
Expiration date	December 31, 2010
Address	Grand County, CO 80478
Receiving water	FRASER RIVER
Subwatershed	Crooked Creek (HUC 140100010207)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

15Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
15With a violation of any kind
4With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	24	18	1	November 30, 2004	100% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	7	1	May 31, 2003	200% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	0	7	1	May 31, 2003	84% over the limit
E. coli	0	1	1	September 30, 2023	66% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	6	59	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	39	0
Solids, total suspended	4	37	0
pH	2	14	0
E. coli, thermotol, MF, MTEC	2	8	0
Chlorine, total residual	2	6	0
Oil and grease	1	6	0
Oil and grease visual	1	6	0
Solids, total dissolved	4	4	0
Solids, suspended percent removal	0	3	0
Nitrogen, inorganic total	0	1	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES CO0045501.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES CO0045501.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES CO0045501.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES CO0045501 for the TABERNASH MEADOWS WSD WWTF in Grand County, CO, held by Tabernash Meadows WSD and discharging to Fraser River, with its status recorded as administratively continued. The page lists 11 for the discharger class and 4 pollutants under a numeric limit, of which 4 pollutants had an effluent exceedance.