Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG591037
GOLD CREEK WWTF, Elizabeth, CO: NPDES COG591037 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 93Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GOLD CREEK WWTF, held by Elizabeth Town of, holds NPDES permit COG591037, which discharges to Gold Cree. EPA’s file records it issued September 25, 2024 and expiring December 31, 2029. 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 | GOLD CREEK WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Elizabeth Town of |
| NPDES ID | COG591037 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 25, 2024 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2029 |
| Address | Elizabeth, CO 80107 |
| Receiving water | Gold Cree |
| Subwatershed | Middle Running Creek (HUC 101900030703) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 93Pollutants on file
- 93Under a numeric limit
- 93With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 93 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 24 | 18 | 2 | March 31, 2025 | 1,109% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 3 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, potentially dissolvd | 3 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated] | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, inorganic total | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, potentially dissolved | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Silver, potentially dissolved | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, potentially dissolved | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Uranium, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent, potentially dissolvd | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent total recoverable | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, dissolved [as Mn] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, potentially dissolved | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 2 | 2 | 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 COG591037.
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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