Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ID0020222

BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF - BONNERS FERRY WWTP, Bonners Ferry, ID: NPDES ID0020222 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
9Pollutants under a numeric limit
9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF - BONNERS FERRY WWTP, held by BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit ID0020222, which discharges to Kootenai River. EPA’s file records it issued April 6, 2004 and expiring April 30, 2009.

BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF - BONNERS FERRY WWTP, Bonners Ferry, Idaho: Individual permit ID0020222, held by BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 6, 2004, term to April 30, 2009; discharges to KOOTENAI RIVER.

Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 71 violations of any kind, 53 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2011, largest 113% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 49 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2009, largest 329% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 15 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2009, largest 333% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021, largest 100% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 13 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2008, largest 163% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2021.
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2003, largest 1,430% over the limit.
E. coli: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2006, largest 1,139% over the limit.
E. coli, MTEC-MF: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2021, largest 399% over the limit.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 0 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, floating - visual determination: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Idaho holds 110 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 62 were issued before ID0020222. BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF holds 2 permits in Idaho.

Other permits held by BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF

BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF - BONNERS FERRY WTP, Bonners Ferry: ID0020451, issued June 14, 1974

Coverages issued nearest ID0020222

March 5, 2004: DEARY, CITY OF - DEARY WWTP, Deary, ID0020788, held by DEARY, CITY OF
March 5, 2004: TROY, CITY OF - TROY WWTP, Troy, ID0023604, held by TROY, CITY OF
March 5, 2004: JULIAETTA, CITY OF - JULIAETTA WWTP, Juliaetta, ID0023761, held by JULIAETTA, CITY OF
March 15, 2004: VIOLA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT - WWTP, Viola, ID0026310, held by VIOLA WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT
March 19, 2004: MACKAY, CITY OF - MACKAY WWTP, Mackay, ID0023027, held by MACKAY, CITY OF
April 6, 2004: SANTA FERNWOOD SEWER DISTRICT - SANTA FERNWOOD WWTF, Fernwood, ID0022845, held by SANTA-FERNWOOD SEWER DISTRICT
April 6, 2004: FRANKLIN, CITY OF - FRANKLIN WWTP, Franklin, ID0025569, held by FRANKLIN, CITY OF
June 8, 2004: EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT - OXBOW WWTP, Shelley, ID0020133, held by EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL WASTEWATER AUTHORITY
June 8, 2004: FIRTH, CITY OF - FIRTH WWTP, Firth, ID0024988, held by FIRTH, CITY OF
June 24, 2004: SMELTERVILLE, CITY OF - SMELTERVILLE WWTP, Smelterville, ID0020117, held by SMELTERVILLE, CITY OF

BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF - BONNERS FERRY WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Dawson Lake-Kootenai River subwatershed (HUC 170101040304), ID0020222 among them. Its county holds 12, 0 of them major permits; ID0020222 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Dawson Lake-Kootenai River subwatershed (HUC 170101040304)

BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF - BONNERS FERRY WTP, Bonners Ferry: ID0020451, minor permit, discharging to KOOTENAI RIVER, permit term to March 31, 1979
KOOTENAI RIVER HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM - 2020 UPPER MEANDER MAINTENANCE, Bonners Ferry: IDR10I01Y, not classed
RIVERSIDE ROAD, Bonners Ferry: IDR10C0WW, minor permit, discharging to Kootenai River, permit term to February 9, 2027
VALLLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Bonners Ferry: IDR10C25D, minor permit, discharging to Kootenai River, permit term to February 9, 2027
WILSON STREET TO SOLOMON ROAD UTILITY CORRIDOR, Bonners Ferry: IDR1002FG, not classed

Identity

Facility as filed	BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF - BONNERS FERRY WWTP
Permittee as filed	BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF
NPDES ID	ID0020222
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	April 6, 2004
Expiration date	April 30, 2009
Address	Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
Receiving water	KOOTENAI RIVER
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Dawson Lake-Kootenai River (HUC 170101040304)

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
9Under a numeric limit
13With a violation of any kind
9With 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	71	53	June 30, 2011	113% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	5	78	49	March 31, 2009	329% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	15	11	September 30, 2009	333% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	4	28	10	March 31, 2021	100% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	13	8	February 29, 2008	163% over the limit
pH	2	19	7	November 30, 2021
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C	0	8	4	November 30, 2003	1,430% over the limit
E. coli	2	3	3	December 31, 2006	1,139% over the limit
E. coli, MTEC-MF	0	9	1	August 31, 2021	399% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	0	8	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	5	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	1	5	0
Solids, floating - visual determination	0	4	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ID0020222.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ID0020222.

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 ID0020222.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit ID0020222, held by BONNERS FERRY, CITY OF for the BONNERS FERRY WWTP in Bonners Ferry, ID, which discharges to the Kootenai River. The page lists the permit as administratively continued and a Minor discharger class, with 9 pollutants under a numeric limit and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.