Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0081396
FENTON CITY OF STP, Fenton, IA: NPDES IA0081396 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
FENTON CITY OF STP, held by CITY OF FENTON, holds NPDES permit IA0081396. EPA’s file records it issued May 1, 2011 and expiring April 30, 2016.
FENTON CITY OF STP, Fenton, Iowa: Individual permit IA0081396, held by CITY OF FENTON; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued May 1, 2011, term to April 30, 2016, by STA.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 57 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2024, largest 81% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 5 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 48% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 56 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2019.
- Annual Nitrate Nitrogen Discharged: 1 limit, 29 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 3 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; 51 were issued before IA0081396.
Coverages issued nearest IA0081396
- February 1, 2011: OAKVILLE CITY OF STP, Oakville, IA0073601, held by CITY OF OAKVILLE
- February 1, 2011: LEISURE LAKE, COMMUNITY OF, Bernard, IA0079766, held by EASTERN IOWA REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICES SYSTEM
- March 1, 2011: BATAVIA CITY OF STP, Batavia, IA0061778, held by CITY OF BATAVIA
- May 1, 2011: AMANA SANITARY DISTRICT, Amana, IA0059161
- May 1, 2011: KAMRAR CITY OF STP, Kamrar, IA0069124, held by CITY OF KAMRAR
- May 1, 2011: LU VERNE, CITY OF STP, Lu Verne, IA0082571, held by IOWA LAKES REGIONAL WATER
- June 1, 2011: THOMPSON CITY OF STP, Thompson, IA0068683, held by CITY OF THOMPSON
- June 1, 2011: GARDEN GROVE CITY OF STP, Garden Grove, IA0069175, held by CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
- June 1, 2011: MOUNT UNION CITY OF (RUSS), Mount Union, IA0082881, held by REGIONAL UTILITY SERVICE SYSTEMS
- June 1, 2011: MELVIN CITY OF STP, Melvin, IA0083658, held by IOWA LAKES REGIONAL WATER
FENTON CITY OF STP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Headwaters Lotts Creek subwatershed (HUC 071000030701), IA0081396 among them. Its county holds 17, 1 of them major permits; IA0081396 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FENTON CITY OF STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF FENTON |
| NPDES ID | IA0081396 |
| 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 | May 1, 2011 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Fenton, IA 50539 |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Lotts Creek (HUC 071000030701) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 suspended | 5 | 57 | 11 | December 31, 2024 | 81% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 56 | 10 | June 30, 2026 | 48% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 56 | 8 | November 30, 2019 | |
| Annual Nitrate Nitrogen Discharged | 1 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 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 IA0081396.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES IA0081396.
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 IA0081396.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.