Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0021989

NEWELL, CITY OF STP, Newell, IA: NPDES IA0021989 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

NEWELL, CITY OF STP, held by CITY OF NEWELL, holds NPDES permit IA0021989. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2016 and expiring June 30, 2021.

NEWELL, CITY OF STP, Newell, Iowa: Individual permit IA0021989, held by CITY OF NEWELL; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued July 1, 2016, term to June 30, 2021, by STA.

Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 0 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 42 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2010, largest 265% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2010, largest 125% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2010, largest 42% over the limit.
pH: 5 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2009.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Depth of pond or reservoir in feet: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Iowa holds 734 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 136 were issued before IA0021989.

Coverages issued nearest IA0021989

May 1, 2016: MASON CITY, CITY OF STP, Mason City, IA0057169, held by CITY OF MASON CITY
May 1, 2016: DELMAR, CITY OF STP, Delmar, IA0061913, held by CITY OF DELMAR
June 1, 2016: CLARENCE CITY OF STP, Clarence, IA0027201, held by CITY OF CLARENCE
June 1, 2016: TIPTON CITY OF STP, Tipton, IA0032727, held by CITY OF TIPTON (WEST)
June 1, 2016: WEST POINT CITY OF STP, West Point, IA0043109, held by CITY OF WEST POINT
July 1, 2016: TRACY CITY OF STP (MAHASKA RURAL WATER SYSTEMS, INC.), Tracy, IA0081647, held by MAHASKA RURAL WATER SYSTEMS, INC.
July 26, 2016: WINNAVEGAS CASINO COMPLEX, Sloan, IA0073717, held by Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
August 1, 2016: ELK HORN CITY OF STP, Elk Horn, IA0027677, held by CITY OF ELK HORN
August 1, 2016: LUANA CITY OF STP, Luana, IA0027685, held by CITY OF LUANA
August 1, 2016: ROCK RAPIDS CITY OF STP, Rock Rapids, IA0032786, held by ROCK RAPIDS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

NEWELL, CITY OF STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Prairie Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000060205), IA0021989 among them. Its county holds 16, 2 of them major permits; IA0021989 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filed	NEWELL, CITY OF STP
Permittee as filed	CITY OF NEWELL
NPDES ID	IA0021989
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	July 1, 2016
Expiration date	June 30, 2021
Issuing agency	STA
Address	Newell, IA 50568
Subwatershed	Prairie Creek (HUC 071000060205)

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
4With a violation of any kind
4With 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
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	0	42	42	August 31, 2010	265% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	2	10	10	October 31, 2010	125% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	7	7	7	January 31, 2010	42% over the limit
pH	5	1	1	November 30, 2009
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	5	0	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	5	0	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	5	0	0
E. coli	3	0	0
Depth of pond or reservoir in feet	3	0	0
Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IA0021989.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0021989.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES IA0021989.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act NPDES discharge permit IA0021989, held by the CITY OF NEWELL for the NEWELL, CITY OF STP facility in Newell, IA, which is in the Prairie Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000060205). The page lists the permit as Effective and a Minor discharger, with 10 pollutants on file, 9 of them under a numeric limit, and 4 with an effluent exceedance.