Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0078727

MARTINSBURG, CITY OF STP, Martinsburg, IA: NPDES IA0078727 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MARTINSBURG, CITY OF STP, held by REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS, holds NPDES permit IA0078727. EPA’s file records it issued September 22, 2009 and expiring September 21, 2014.

MARTINSBURG, CITY OF STP, Martinsburg, Iowa: Individual permit IA0078727, held by REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 22, 2009, term to September 21, 2014, by STA.

BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2017, largest 216% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2017, largest 25% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
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; 39 were issued before IA0078727. REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS holds 9 permits in Iowa.

Other permits held by REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS

MOUNT STERLING, CITY OF STP, Mount Sterling: IA0076651, issued May 1, 2017
KINROSS, CITY OF STP (RUSS), Kinross: IA0077186, issued August 1, 2017
WEBSTER, CITY OF STP, Webster: IA0078719, issued September 22, 2009
HARPER, CITY OF STP, Harper: IA0079359, issued March 1, 2021
KESWICK, CITY OF STP, Keswick: IA0079910, issued June 1, 2017
PLEASANT PLAIN CITY OF STP (RUSS), Brighton: IA0082554, issued September 1, 2010
MOUNT UNION CITY OF (RUSS), Mount Union: IA0082881, issued June 1, 2011
OLLIE, CITY OF STP, Ollie: IA0083801, issued March 1, 2015

Coverages issued nearest IA0078727

September 22, 2008: GARWIN CITY OF STP, Garwin, IA0025925, held by CITY OF GARWIN
December 15, 2008: UNIONVILLE, CITY OF STP, Unionville, IA0074373, held by Rathbun Rural Water Association
April 21, 2009: ANTHON CITY OF STP, Anthon, IA0042854, held by CITY OF ANTHON
September 4, 2009: SUN VALLEY SANITARY DISTRICT LAGOON, Ellston, IA0069469, held by SUN VALLEY SANITARY DISTRICT
September 22, 2009: WEBSTER, CITY OF STP, Webster, IA0078719, held by REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS
March 1, 2010: GRAVITY, CITY OF (SOUTHERN IOWA RURAL WATER ASSN.), Gravity, IA0075957, held by SOUTHERN IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION
May 1, 2010: TABOR CITY OF STP, Tabor, IA0038440, held by CITY OF TABOR
July 1, 2010: ST CHARLES CITY OF STP, Saint Charles, IA0039896, held by CITY OF ST. CHARLES
August 1, 2010: GREENVILLE, CITY OF STP, Greenville, IA0079260, held by Iowa Lakes Regional Water
September 1, 2010: PLEASANT PLAIN CITY OF STP (RUSS), Brighton, IA0082554, held by REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS

MARTINSBURG, CITY OF STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Competine Creek subwatershed (HUC 070801070502), IA0078727 among them. Its county holds 16, 0 of them major permits; IA0078727 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Competine Creek subwatershed (HUC 070801070502)

PEKIN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Packwood: IA0052961, minor permit, permit term to June 30, 2030

Identity

Facility as filed	MARTINSBURG, CITY OF STP
Permittee as filed	REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS
NPDES ID	IA0078727
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	September 22, 2009
Expiration date	September 21, 2014
Issuing agency	STA
Address	Martinsburg, IA 52568
Subwatershed	Competine Creek (HUC 070801070502)

Effluent limits and exceedances

6Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
3With a violation of any kind
2With 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
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	5	12	6	May 31, 2017	216% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	5	7	1	May 31, 2017	25% over the limit
pH	2	4	0
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 IA0078727.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0078727.

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 IA0078727.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit IA0078727 for MARTINSBURG, CITY OF STP in Martinsburg, IA, held by REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS, with a status of administratively continued and a minor discharger class. The permit was issued September 22, 2009 and expired September 21, 2014, and the page lists 6 pollutants on file, 6 under a numeric limit, 3 with a violation of any kind, and 2 with an effluent exceedance.