Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0076031

DOUDS/LEANDO,CITY OF(RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOC), Douds, IA: NPDES IA0076031 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

DOUDS/LEANDO,CITY OF(RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOC), held by RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION, holds NPDES permit IA0076031. EPA’s file records it issued March 1, 2021 and expiring February 28, 2026.

DOUDS/LEANDO,CITY OF(RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOC), Douds, Iowa: Individual permit IA0076031, held by RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 1, 2021, term to February 28, 2026, by STA; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 0 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2009, largest 623% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2020, largest 100% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023.
Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2020, largest 55% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 48 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 136% over the limit.
E. coli: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2026, largest 411% over the limit.
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; 608 were issued before IA0076031. RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION holds 5 permits in Iowa.

Other permits held by RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION

LUCAS CITY OF STP (RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION), Lucas: IA0072621, issued September 1, 2017
AVERY, CITY OF STP-(RATHBUN RWA): IA0074713, issued July 2, 2007
PULASKI, CITY OF STP, Pulaski: IA0074802, issued February 1, 2020
DRAKESVILLE, CITY OF (RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOC.), Drakesville: IA0075612, issued February 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest IA0076031

March 1, 2021: POCAHONTAS CITY OF STP, Pocahontas, IA0035173, held by CITY OF POCAHONTAS
March 1, 2021: SULLY CITY OF STP, Sully, IA0041963, held by CITY OF SULLY
March 1, 2021: CLEMONS CITY OF STP, Clemons, IA0057509, held by CITY OF CLEMONS
March 1, 2021: DEXTER CITY OF STP, Dexter, IA0058661, held by CITY OF DEXTER
March 1, 2021: URBANA CITY OF STP, Urbana, IA0059072, held by CITY OF URBANA
March 1, 2021: HARPER, CITY OF STP, Harper, IA0079359, held by REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS
April 1, 2021: CORALVILLE CITY OF STP, Coralville, IA0020788, held by CITY OF CORALVILLE
April 1, 2021: SHELDON CITY OF STP, Sheldon, IA0032662, held by CITY OF SHELDON
April 1, 2021: SWISHER CITY OF STP, Swisher, IA0033774, held by CITY OF SWISHER
April 1, 2021: OSKALOOSA CITY OF STP (NORTHEAST), Oskaloosa, IA0038539, held by CITY OF OSKALOOSA

DOUDS/LEANDO,CITY OF(RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOC) among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Holcomb Creek-Des Moines River subwatershed (HUC 071000091202), IA0076031 among them. Its county holds 8, 0 of them major permits; IA0076031 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filed	DOUDS/LEANDO,CITY OF(RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOC)
Permittee as filed	RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION
NPDES ID	IA0076031
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	March 1, 2021
Expiration date	February 28, 2026
Issuing agency	STA
Address	Douds, IA 52544
Subwatershed	Holcomb Creek-Des Moines River (HUC 071000091202)
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
6With a violation of any kind
6With 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	18	18	May 31, 2009	623% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	5	9	8	June 30, 2020	100% over the limit
pH	2	8	8	May 31, 2023
Solids, total suspended	5	5	4	June 30, 2020	55% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	48	2	2	May 31, 2026	136% over the limit
E. coli	4	1	1	June 30, 2026	411% over the limit
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 IA0076031.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0076031.

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 IA0076031.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit IA0076031, held by Rathbun Regional Water Association for the DOUDS/LEANDO,CITY OF facility in Douds, IA, a minor discharger classed as a publicly owned treatment works. The listed figures are 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, within the Holcomb Creek-Des Moines River subwatershed (HUC 071000091202).