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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0072206

IOWA COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL, Homestead, IA: NPDES IA0072206 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

IOWA COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL, held by REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMISSION, holds NPDES permit IA0072206. EPA’s file records it issued October 1, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024.

IOWA COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL, Homestead, Iowa: Individual permit IA0072206, held by REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMISSION; Effective; issued October 1, 2019, term to September 30, 2024, by STA; Solid Waste Landfill.

  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 9 limits, 92 violations of any kind, 38 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 516% over the limit.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 4 limits, 90 violations of any kind, 32 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2025, largest 588% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 48 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 121% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 192% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 16 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023, largest 655% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 9 limits, 59 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2017, largest 300% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2024.
  • Phenol: 4 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2016, largest 5,953% over the limit.
  • Selenium, total [as Se]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2009, largest 34% over the limit.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • p-Cresol: 4 limits, 52 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzoic acids, total: 4 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • .alpha.-Terpineol: 4 limits, 48 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 10 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

IOWA COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Matson Pond-Iowa River subwatershed (HUC 070802081005), IA0072206 among them. Its county holds 26, 1 of them major permits; IA0072206 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedIOWA COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL
Permittee as filedREGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMISSION
NPDES IDIA0072206
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 1, 2019
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2024
Issuing agencySTA
AddressHomestead, IA 52236
SubwatershedMatson Pond-Iowa River (HUC 070802081005)
NAICS562212 – Solid Waste Landfill
SIC4953 – Refuse Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source IA0000001909500074

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C99238June 30, 2026516% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]49032June 30, 2025588% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]481814April 30, 2026121% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]21812June 30, 2026192% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual16179May 31, 2023655% over the limit
Solids, total suspended9595September 30, 2017300% over the limit
pH2224June 30, 2024
Phenol4562June 30, 20165,953% over the limit
Selenium, total [as Se]011August 31, 200934% over the limit
Zinc, total [as Zn]4560
p-Cresol4520
Benzoic acids, total4480
.alpha.-Terpineol4480
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]140
Nitrogen, total [as N]1000
Phosphorus, total [as P]1000

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IA0072206.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0072206.

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 IA0072206.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES IA0072206 for the IOWA COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILL in Homestead, IA, held by the REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS COMMISSION, with the permit listed as Effective and classed as a Minor discharger. The register lists 15 pollutants under a numeric limit and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with permit dates shown as issued October 1, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024.