Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0059196

KALONA CITY OF STP, Kalona, IA: NPDES IA0059196 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
7Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

KALONA CITY OF STP, held by CITY OF KALONA, holds NPDES permit IA0059196. EPA’s file records it issued February 1, 2014 and expiring January 31, 2019.

KALONA CITY OF STP, Kalona, Iowa: Individual permit IA0059196, held by CITY OF KALONA; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 1, 2014, term to January 31, 2019, by STA; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 48 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 24 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 964% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 60% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 10 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 88% over the limit.
pH: 5 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2014.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 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; 83 were issued before IA0059196. CITY OF KALONA holds 2 permits in Iowa.

Other permits held by CITY OF KALONA

VISTA PARK SPLASH PAD, Kalona: IA0053639, issued September 1, 2025

Coverages issued nearest IA0059196

December 1, 2013: ELDRIDGE CITY OF STP (BUTTRMLK), Eldridge, IA0021318, held by CITY OF ELDRIDGE
December 1, 2013: LYNNVILLE CITY OF STP, Lynnville, IA0041971, held by CITY OF LYNNVILLE
January 1, 2014: STORY CITY CITY OF STP, Story City, IA0035882, held by CITY OF STORY CITY
February 1, 2014: GRUNDY CENTER CITY OF STP, Grundy Center, IA0024511, held by CITY OF GRUNDY CENTER
February 1, 2014: HINTON CITY OF STP, Hinton, IA0057053, held by CITY OF HINTON
May 1, 2014: CAMBRIDGE CITY OF STP, Cambridge, IA0022101, held by CITY OF CAMBRIDGE
May 1, 2014: WEST BURLINGTON CITY OF STP, West Burlington, IA0033669, held by CITY OF WEST BURLINGTON
June 1, 2014: RANDALIA CITY OF STP, Randalia, IA0076660, held by CITY OF RANDALIA
July 1, 2014: BRANDON, CITY OF STP, Brandon, IA0028185, held by CITY OF BRANDON
August 1, 2014: DAVENPORT CITY OF STP, Davenport, IA0043052, held by CITY OF DAVENPORT

KALONA CITY OF STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Ramsey Creek-English River subwatershed (HUC 070802090605), IA0059196 among them. Its county holds 16, 1 of them major permits; IA0059196 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Ramsey Creek-English River subwatershed (HUC 070802090605)

KALONA CREAMERY, LLC, Kalona: IA0052476, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2021
SHILOH, Kalona: IA0070653, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2018
TWIN COUNTIES DAIRY, LLC, Kalona: IA0003328, minor permit, permit term to November 30, 2016
VISTA PARK SPLASH PAD, Kalona: IA0053639, minor permit, permit term to August 31, 2030

Identity

Facility as filed	KALONA CITY OF STP
Permittee as filed	CITY OF KALONA
NPDES ID	IA0059196
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	February 1, 2014
Expiration date	January 31, 2019
Issuing agency	STA
Address	Kalona, IA 52247
Subwatershed	Ramsey Creek-English River (HUC 070802090605)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
7Under 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	48	50	24	June 30, 2026	964% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	5	21	3	April 30, 2023	60% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	10	18	3	October 31, 2024	88% over the limit
pH	5	19	1	May 31, 2014
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	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 IA0059196.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0059196.

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 IA0059196.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit IA0059196 for KALONA CITY OF STP in Kalona, IA, held by CITY OF KALONA, an administratively continued individual permit for a minor publicly owned treatment works. The facts list 7 pollutants on file, with 4 pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and the permit is shown as issued February 1, 2014 and expiring January 31, 2019.