Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG641084
FOOTHILLS WTF, Douglas County, CO: NPDES COG641084 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FOOTHILLS WTF, held by Denver Water, holds NPDES permit COG641084, which discharges to Trib Of Willow Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 9, 2006 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 | FOOTHILLS WTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Denver Water |
| NPDES ID | COG641084 |
| 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 | January 9, 2006 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2010 |
| Address | Douglas County, CO 80125 |
| Receiving water | TRIB OF WILLOW CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Chatfield Reservoir (HUC 101900020703) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler COR000013599; ICIS-AIR source CO0000000803500443 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 6 | 4 | March 31, 2024 | 426% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 0 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| August 30, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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 September 15, 2026.