Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0079570
POET BIOREFINING - GOWRIE, Gowrie, IA: NPDES IA0079570 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
POET BIOREFINING - GOWRIE holds NPDES permit IA0079570. EPA’s file records it issued March 1, 2017 and expiring February 28, 2022.
POET BIOREFINING - GOWRIE, Gowrie, Iowa: Individual permit IA0079570; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 1, 2017, term to February 28, 2022, by STA.
- Solids, total dissolved: 0 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 42 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2010, largest 36% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 5 limits, 90 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2009, largest 183% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 38 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2010, largest 38% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 95 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2007.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 1 limit, 36 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
POET BIOREFINING - GOWRIE among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the Headwaters West Buttrick Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000061202), IA0079570 among them. Its county holds 22, 1 of them major permits; IA0079570 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Headwaters West Buttrick Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000061202)
- CALLENDER CITY OF STP, Callender: IA0057096, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2022
Identity
| Facility as filed | POET BIOREFINING - GOWRIE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | POET BIOREFINING - GOWRIE |
| NPDES ID | IA0079570 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Gowrie, IA 50543 |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters West Buttrick Creek (HUC 071000061202) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source IA0000001918700192 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 42 | 42 | October 31, 2010 | 36% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 5 | 90 | 14 | August 31, 2009 | 183% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 38 | 2 | February 28, 2010 | 38% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 95 | 1 | January 31, 2007 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES IA0079570.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0079570.
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 IA0079570.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, IA0079570.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
Nearby on the register
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.