Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG081486
CORTEZ-TOWAOC WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS, Cortez, CO: NPDES COG081486 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CORTEZ-TOWAOC WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS, held by WCA Construction LLC, holds NPDES permit COG081486, which discharges to Rocky Ford Ditch - Mcelmo Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 30, 2026 and expiring May 31, 2028. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CORTEZ-TOWAOC WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WCA Construction LLC |
| NPDES ID | COG081486 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 30, 2026 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2028 |
| Address | Cortez, CO 81321 |
| Receiving water | Rocky Ford Ditch - McElmo Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Simon Draw (HUC 140802020101) |
| SIC | 1623 – Water, Sewer, And Utility Lines |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, dissolved [as Mn] | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, potentially dissolvd | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Uranium, total | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 3 | 6 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES COG081486.
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 COG081486.
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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.