Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0059005
CHEROKEE CITY OF STP, Cherokee, IA: NPDES IA0059005 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHEROKEE CITY OF STP, held by CITY OF CHEROKEE, holds NPDES permit IA0059005. EPA’s file records it issued February 1, 2021 and expiring January 31, 2026. 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 | CHEROKEE CITY OF STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF CHEROKEE |
| NPDES ID | IA0059005 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Cherokee, IA 51012 |
| Subwatershed | Railroad Creek-Little Sioux River (HUC 102300031403) |
| 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
- 15Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 40 | 36 | July 31, 2026 | 789% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 18 | 41 | 29 | March 31, 2026 | 409% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 34 | 24 | July 31, 2026 | 238% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 8 | 8 | June 30, 2016 | 46% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 9 | 5 | September 30, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 2 | 8 | 4 | September 30, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2026 | 1,928% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia per cfs of streamflow | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5-day, 20 C][streamflow] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Depth of pond or reservoir in feet | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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 IA0059005.
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.