Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0047813
SWEA CITY CITY OF STP, Swea City, IA: NPDES IA0047813 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SWEA CITY CITY OF STP, held by CITY OF SWEA CITY, holds NPDES permit IA0047813. EPA’s file records it issued June 1, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023.
SWEA CITY CITY OF STP, Swea City, Iowa: Individual permit IA0047813, held by CITY OF SWEA CITY; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued June 1, 2018, term to May 31, 2023, by STA.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 0 limits, 283 violations of any kind, 279 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2018, largest 1,900% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 60% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2015, largest 96% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2005.
- Nitrogen, ammonia 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.
Iowa holds 734 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 352 were issued before IA0047813.
Coverages issued nearest IA0047813
- May 1, 2018: RINGSTED CITY OF STP, Ringsted, IA0057436, held by CITY OF RINGSTED
- May 1, 2018: PARK VIEW SANITARY DIST. STP, Eldridge, IA0062561, held by PARK VIEW SANITARY DISTRICT
- May 1, 2018: DAVENPORT, CITY OF-WEST LOCUST LAGOON, Davenport, IA0076261, held by CITY OF DAVENPORT
- May 1, 2018: HASTINGS, CITY OF STP, Hastings, IA0079758, held by CITY OF HASTINGS
- June 1, 2018: BELLEVUE CITY OF STP, Bellevue, IA0029009, held by CITY OF BELLEVUE
- June 1, 2018: GARRISON CITY OF STP, Garrison, IA0056804, held by CITY OF GARRISON
- June 1, 2018: ST. LUCAS CITY OF STP, Saint Lucas, IA0074705, held by CITY OF ST. LUCAS
- June 1, 2018: LIBERTY CENTER CITY OF (WARREN CO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS), Liberty Center, IA0080152, held by WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
- June 1, 2018: LINDEN CITY OF STP, Linden, IA0081973, held by CITY OF LINDEN
- June 1, 2018: WEBB, CITY OF STP, Webb, IA0083666, held by IOWA LAKES REGIONAL WATER
SWEA CITY CITY OF STP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Headwaters Mud Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000030201), IA0047813 among them. Its county holds 17, 1 of them major permits; IA0047813 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SWEA CITY CITY OF STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF SWEA CITY |
| NPDES ID | IA0047813 |
| 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 | June 1, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Swea City, IA 50590 |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Mud Creek (HUC 071000030201) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 6Under 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 | 283 | 279 | May 31, 2018 | 1,900% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 11 | 9 | May 31, 2026 | 60% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 8 | 6 | May 31, 2015 | 96% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 5 | May 31, 2005 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Depth of pond or reservoir in feet | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IA0047813.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0047813.
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 IA0047813.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.