Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0042927

RICKETTS CITY OF STP, Ricketts, IA: NPDES IA0042927 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

RICKETTS CITY OF STP, held by CITY OF RICKETTS, holds NPDES permit IA0042927. EPA’s file records it issued August 1, 2018 and expiring July 31, 2023.

RICKETTS CITY OF STP, Ricketts, Iowa: Individual permit IA0042927, held by CITY OF RICKETTS; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 1, 2018, term to July 31, 2023, by STA; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Solids, total suspended: 9 limits, 63 violations of any kind, 41 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2015, largest 333% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 37 violations of any kind, 29 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2015, largest 1,140% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 48 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
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; 369 were issued before IA0042927.

Coverages issued nearest IA0042927

August 1, 2018: LAKE CITY CITY OF STP, Lake City, IA0020842, held by CITY OF LAKE CITY
August 1, 2018: DOON CITY OF STP, Doon, IA0023736, held by CITY OF DOON
August 1, 2018: HUDSON CITY OF STP, Hudson, IA0027243, held by CITY OF HUDSON
August 1, 2018: LOVILIA CITY OF STP, Lovilia, IA0027430, held by CITY OF LOVILIA
August 1, 2018: PLYMOUTH CITY OF STP, Plymouth, IA0033383, held by CITY OF PLYMOUTH
August 1, 2018: MANILLA CITY OF STP, Manilla, IA0047368, held by CITY OF MANILLA
August 1, 2018: HENDERSON CITY OF STP, Henderson, IA0061590, held by CITY OF HENDERSON
August 1, 2018: VOLGA CITY OF STP, Volga, IA0062952, held by City of Volga
August 1, 2018: LOHRVILLE, CITY OF STP, Lohrville, IA0084280, held by CITY OF LOHRVILLE
September 1, 2018: SALIX CITY OF STP, Salix, IA0032913, held by CITY OF SALIX

RICKETTS CITY OF STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Middle Soldier River subwatershed (HUC 102300010505), IA0042927 among them. Its county holds 11, 1 of them major permits; IA0042927 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filed	RICKETTS CITY OF STP
Permittee as filed	CITY OF RICKETTS
NPDES ID	IA0042927
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	August 1, 2018
Expiration date	July 31, 2023
Issuing agency	STA
Address	Ricketts, IA 51460
Subwatershed	Middle Soldier River (HUC 102300010505)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

6Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
5With a violation of any kind
3With 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
Solids, total suspended	9	63	41	September 30, 2015	333% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	4	37	29	April 30, 2015	1,140% over the limit
pH	2	12	6	June 30, 2025
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	48	4	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	1	0
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 IA0042927.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0042927.

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 IA0042927.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit IA0042927 for the RICKETTS CITY OF STP in Ricketts, IA, held by CITY OF RICKETTS, a minor discharger and publicly owned treatment works that is administratively continued after its July 31, 2023 expiration date. The page lists 6 pollutants on file, 6 of which are under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance. It also states that the permit was issued August 1, 2018, and that the status reflects EPA's permit file as loaded on October 14, 2026.