Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG641131
COLD SPRINGS WTP, Pueblo County, CO: NPDES COG641131 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
COLD SPRINGS WTP, held by Colorado City Metro Dist, holds NPDES permit COG641131, which discharges to Cold Spring Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 1, 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 | COLD SPRINGS WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Colorado City Metro Dist |
| NPDES ID | COG641131 |
| 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 | September 1, 2009 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2010 |
| Address | Pueblo County, CO 81019 |
| Receiving water | Cold Spring Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Greenhorn Creek (HUC 110200021002) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
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
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 17 | 2 | June 30, 2010 | 69,445% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 2 | 17 | 1 | June 30, 2016 | 15% over the limit |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 4 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Uranium, total | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 9 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.