Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0032778

NORA SPRINGS CITY OF STP, Nora Springs, IA: NPDES IA0032778 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
7Pollutants under a numeric limit
8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

NORA SPRINGS CITY OF STP, held by CITY OF NORA SPRINGS, holds NPDES permit IA0032778. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2025.

NORA SPRINGS CITY OF STP, Nora Springs, Iowa: Individual permit IA0032778, held by CITY OF NORA SPRINGS; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 1, 2020, term to June 30, 2025, by STA.

BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 85 violations of any kind, 59 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2020, largest 502% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 48 limits, 322 violations of any kind, 46 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 61,857% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 9 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2020, largest 317% over the limit.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 38 violations of any kind, 27 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2020, largest 212% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2014, largest 287% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2007, largest 43,143% over the limit.
pH: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2019.
E. coli: 1 limit, 17 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2012, largest 139% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Iowa holds 734 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 551 were issued before IA0032778.

Coverages issued nearest IA0032778

July 1, 2020: MOUNT VERNON CITY OF STP, Mount Vernon, IA0023710, held by CITY OF MOUNT VERNON
July 1, 2020: ALTA CITY OF STP, Alta, IA0024449, held by CITY OF ALTA
July 1, 2020: ARTHUR CITY OF STP, Arthur, IA0025887, held by CITY OF ARTHUR
July 1, 2020: NEW SHARON CITY OF STP, New Sharon, IA0032417, held by CITY OF NEW SHARON
July 1, 2020: SANBORN CITY OF STP, Sanborn, IA0032522, held by CITY OF SANBORN
July 1, 2020: ACKLEY CITY OF STP, Ackley, IA0035297, held by CITY OF ACKLEY
July 1, 2020: VINTON CITY OF STP, Vinton, IA0035891, held by CITY OF VINTON
July 1, 2020: NORWAY CITY OF STP, Norway, IA0036943, held by CITY OF NORWAY
July 1, 2020: MANLY CITY OF STP, Manly, IA0047830, held by CITY OF MANLY
July 1, 2020: BRADDYVILLE CITY OF STP, Braddyville, IA0057151, held by CITY OF BRADDYVILLE

NORA SPRINGS CITY OF STP among its neighbors

Its county holds 11, 2 of them major permits; IA0032778 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

CAMBREX CHARLES CITY, INC., Charles City: IA0003557, major permit, permit term to May 31, 2028
CHARLES CITY WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Charles City: IA0003182, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2024
CHARLES CITY, CITY OF STP, Charles City: IA0022039, major permit, permit term to May 31, 2026
CITY OF CHARLES CITY, Charles City: IAL022039, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
FLOYD CITY OF STP, Floyd: IA0028894, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2024
MARBLE ROCK CITY OF STP, Marble Rock: IA0057207, minor permit, permit term to April 30, 2025
ROCKFORD CITY OF STP, Rockford: IA0058432, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2027
VALERO RENEWABLE FUELS COMPANY, LLC DBA VALERO CHARLES CITY PLANT, Charles City: IA0080403, minor permit, permit term to October 31, 2021
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Charles City: IA0080225, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2022
ZOETIS, LLC, Charles City: IA0072150, minor permit, permit term to September 30, 2018

Identity

Facility as filed	NORA SPRINGS CITY OF STP
Permittee as filed	CITY OF NORA SPRINGS
NPDES ID	IA0032778
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	July 1, 2020
Expiration date	June 30, 2025
Issuing agency	STA
Address	Nora Springs, IA 50458

Effluent limits and exceedances

9Pollutants on file
7Under a numeric limit
8With a violation of any kind
8With 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, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	4	85	59	May 31, 2020	502% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	48	322	46	February 28, 2025	61,857% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	9	50	28	May 31, 2020	317% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	38	27	March 31, 2020	212% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	0	57	19	September 30, 2014	287% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	0	17	10	October 31, 2007	43,143% over the limit
pH	5	13	2	February 28, 2019
E. coli	1	17	1	August 31, 2012	139% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	5	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IA0032778.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0032778.

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 IA0032778.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit IA0032778 for the NORA SPRINGS CITY OF STP in Nora Springs, IA, held by the CITY OF NORA SPRINGS, which is listed as administratively continued. The facts list 9 pollutants on file, 7 under a numeric limit, 8 with a violation of any kind, and 8 with an effluent exceedance.