Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0032859
WEST BRANCH CITY OF STP, West Branch, IA: NPDES IA0032859 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WEST BRANCH CITY OF STP, held by CITY OF WEST BRANCH, holds NPDES permit IA0032859. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2022 and expiring November 30, 2027. 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 | WEST BRANCH CITY OF STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF WEST BRANCH |
| NPDES ID | IA0032859 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 1, 2022 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | West Branch, IA 52358 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | West Branch Wapsinonoc Creek (HUC 070802060702) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 96 | 115 | 107 | October 31, 2025 | 18,651% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 44 | 38 | October 31, 2025 | 74% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 26 | 17 | January 31, 2024 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 28 | 6 | February 28, 2023 | 1,763% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 21 | 1 | June 30, 2004 | 203% over the limit |
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 IA0032859.
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.