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NPDES IA0033081 · Clean Water Act

WAUKON CITY OF STP, Waukon, IA: NPDES IA0033081 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

WAUKON CITY OF STP, Waukon, Iowa: Individual permit IA0033081, held by CITY OF WAUKON; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued October 1, 2016, term to September 30, 2021, by STA; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

5 of the 14 pollutants listed for NPDES IA0033081 have no violation or effluent exceedance.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 92 limits, 46 violations of any kind, 38 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2024, largest 200% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 9 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2021, largest 189% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2021, largest 142% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2021, largest 83% over the limit.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 5 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 457% over the limit.
  • pH: 5 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2021.
  • Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind.
  • Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 8 limits, 8 violations of any kind.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 10 limits.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 10 limits.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 5 limits.
  • Selenium, total [as Se]: 5 limits.

Iowa holds 734 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 157 were issued before IA0033081. CITY OF WAUKON holds 2 permits in Iowa.

Other permits held by CITY OF WAUKON

Coverages issued nearest IA0033081

WAUKON CITY OF STP among its neighbors

5 discharge permits are in the Headwaters Paint Creek subwatershed (HUC 070600010801); IA0033081 is one. Its county: 13, 2 major; IA0033081 is major permit.

Other permits in the Headwaters Paint Creek subwatershed (HUC 070600010801)

Identity

FacilityWAUKON CITY OF STP
PermitteeCITY OF WAUKON
NPDES IDIA0033081
StatusAdministratively continued
TypeIndividual permit
ClassMajor
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 1, 2016
ExpiresSeptember 30, 2021
AgencySTA
AddressWaukon, IA 52172
SubwatershedHeadwaters Paint Creek (HUC 070600010801)
Program components on fileBiosolids, POTW
NAICS221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

NPDES IA0033081: effluent limits and exceedances

WAUKON CITY OF STP (NPDES IA0033081): 14 pollutants on file, 14 limited; 9 with a violation of any kind, 6 with an exceedance.

How exceedances are counted.

PollutantLimitsViolationsExceedancesLatestLargest, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]924638January 31, 2024200% over the limit
Solids, total suspended92711June 30, 2021189% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]42711April 30, 2021142% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]11610June 30, 202183% over the limit
Chloride [as Cl]577March 31, 2026457% over the limit
pH5122December 31, 2021
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia1130
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]1130
Copper, total [as Cu]880
Nitrogen, total [as N]1000
Phosphorus, total [as P]1000
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C500
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]500
Selenium, total [as Se]500

NPDES IA0033081: inspections, violations and enforcement

NPDES IA0033081 (WAUKON CITY OF STP): no single-event violation, inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.

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NPDES IA0033081: 14 pollutant rows, 0 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.