Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG589095
WESTERN MINI-RANCH/VAQUERO EST, Berthoud, CO: NPDES COG589095 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WESTERN MINI-RANCH/VAQUERO EST, held by Western Mini-Ranch/Vaquero Estates Sewer Assoc., holds NPDES permit COG589095, which discharges to Dry Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 1, 2008 and expiring October 31, 2010. 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 | WESTERN MINI-RANCH/VAQUERO EST |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Western Mini-Ranch/Vaquero Estates Sewer Assoc. |
| NPDES ID | COG589095 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 1, 2008 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2010 |
| Address | Berthoud, CO 80513 |
| Receiving water | Dry Creek |
| Subwatershed | Dry Creek (HUC 101900060501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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] | 2 | 81 | 71 | August 31, 2017 | 1,389% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 46 | 30 | October 31, 2014 | 36,264% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 65 | 21 | May 31, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 17 | 7 | March 31, 2016 | 1,415% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 12 | 7 | May 31, 2017 | 87% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 19 | 4 | May 31, 2017 | 69% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 11 | 1 | December 31, 2008 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 5 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES COG589095.
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 September 15, 2026.