Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG589103
SAGUACHE TOWN OF, Saguache County, CO: NPDES COG589103 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SAGUACHE TOWN OF, held by Saguache Town of, holds NPDES permit COG589103, which discharges to Malone-Sullivan Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued October 14, 2009 and expiring October 31, 2010. 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 | SAGUACHE TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Saguache Town of |
| NPDES ID | COG589103 |
| 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 14, 2009 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2010 |
| Address | Saguache County, CO 81149 |
| Receiving water | Malone-Sullivan Ditch |
| Subwatershed | North Branch Saguache Creek (HUC 130100040704) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 10Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 61 | 44 | June 30, 2024 | 567% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 66 | 26 | October 31, 2024 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 85 | 21 | February 28, 2023 | 440% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 128 | 15 | July 31, 2018 | 289% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 36 | 8 | January 31, 2020 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 32 | 2 | July 31, 2022 | 36% over the limit |
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 16, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| January 16, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 16, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| January 16, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
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.