Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0045802

OAK MEADOWS WWTF, Garfield County, CO: NPDES CO0045802 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

OAK MEADOWS WWTF, held by Oak Meadows Service Company, holds NPDES permit CO0045802, which discharges to Fourmile Creek. EPA’s file records it issued June 16, 2006 and expiring July 31, 2011.

OAK MEADOWS WWTF, Garfield County, Colorado: Individual permit CO0045802, held by Oak Meadows Service Company; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 16, 2006, term to July 31, 2011; discharges to FOURMILE CREEK.

Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2008, largest 513% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2002.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2002, largest 553% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2002, largest 553% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 24 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil and grease visual: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil and grease: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

March 11, 2022: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
March 11, 2022: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
March 11, 2022: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
March 11, 2022: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).

Other permits held by Oak Meadows Service Company

OAK MEADOWS SERVICE COMPANY, Glenwood Springs: COL045802, issued January 1, 2021

OAK MEADOWS WWTF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Fourmile Creek subwatershed (HUC 140100041001), CO0045802 among them. Its county holds 166, 1 of them major permits; CO0045802 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Fourmile Creek subwatershed (HUC 140100041001)

SUNLIGHT MTN. RESORT, Glenwood Springs: COR426867, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2029
SUNLIGHT, INC., Garfield County: CO0038598, minor permit, discharging to Fourmile Creek, permit term to June 30, 2014

Identity

Facility as filed	OAK MEADOWS WWTF
Permittee as filed	Oak Meadows Service Company
NPDES ID	CO0045802
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	June 16, 2006
Expiration date	July 31, 2011
Address	Garfield County, CO 81601
Receiving water	FOURMILE CREEK
Subwatershed	Fourmile Creek (HUC 140100041001)
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
13With 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
Coliform, fecal general	2	9	3	April 30, 2008	513% over the limit
pH	2	7	1	February 28, 2002
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	4	1	December 31, 2002	553% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	4	1	December 31, 2002	553% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	24	10	0
E. coli	0	10	0
Solids, total dissolved	4	8	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	6	6	0
Solids, total suspended	4	6	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	6	0
Chlorine, total residual	2	5	0
Oil and grease visual	1	4	0
Oil and grease	1	3	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

4Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
March 11, 2022	Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted	ST6
March 11, 2022	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
March 11, 2022	Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample	ST6
March 11, 2022	Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES CO0045802.

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 CO0045802.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit CO0045802 for the OAK MEADOWS WWTF in Garfield County, CO, held by Oak Meadows Service Company and discharging to Fourmile Creek, with a status of administratively continued. The page lists 13 pollutants on file, 12 under a numeric limit, 4 with an effluent exceedance, and a discharger class of 12.