Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ID0022861

BOVILL, CITY OF - BOVILL WWTP, Bovill, ID: NPDES ID0022861 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
11Pollutants under a numeric limit
8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

BOVILL, CITY OF - BOVILL WWTP, held by BOVILL, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit ID0022861, which discharges to Potlatch River. EPA’s file records it issued February 14, 2005 and expiring March 31, 2010.

BOVILL, CITY OF - BOVILL WWTP, Bovill, Idaho: Individual permit ID0022861, held by BOVILL, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 14, 2005, term to March 31, 2010; discharges to POTLATCH RIVER.

Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 0 limits, 74 violations of any kind, 42 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2004, largest 99,999% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 262 violations of any kind, 31 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2017, largest 241% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 6 limits, 104 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 3,150% over the limit.
E. coli: 2 limits, 71 violations of any kind, 17 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 1,820% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 59 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 602% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 189 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2025, largest 100% over the limit.
Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 34 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 137% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 88 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2026.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 67 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Streamflow: 0 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

July 21, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).
July 21, 2026: No Further Action (State).
April 9, 2026: Evaluation (E).
January 13, 2026: Notice of Noncompliance Issued (State).

Idaho holds 110 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 69 were issued before ID0022861.

Coverages issued nearest ID0022861

February 14, 2005: GENESEE, CITY OF - GENESEE WWTP, Genesee, ID0020125, held by GENESEE, CITY OF
February 14, 2005: RICHFIELD, CITY OF - RICHFIELD WWTP, Richfield, ID0021211, held by RICHFIELD, CITY OF
February 14, 2005: CRAIGMONT, CITY OF - CRAIGMONT WWTP, Craigmont, ID0021288, held by CRAIGMONT, CITY OF
February 14, 2005: CAMBRIDGE, CITY OF - CAMBRIDGE WWTP, Cambridge, ID0021806, held by CAMBRIDGE, CITY OF
February 14, 2005: POTLATCH, CITY OF - POTLATCH WWTP, Potlatch, ID0022501, held by POTLATCH, CITY OF
February 14, 2005: SHOSHONE, CITY OF - SHOSHONE WWTP, Shoshone, ID0023728, held by SHOSHONE, CITY OF
February 14, 2005: KENDRICK, CITY OF - KENDRICK WWTP, Kendrick, ID0024554, held by KENDRICK, CITY OF
April 20, 2005: LAVA HOT SPRINGS, CITY OF - LAVA HOT SPRINGS WWTP, Lava Hot Springs, ID0021822, held by LAVA HOT SPRINGS, CITY OF
April 20, 2005: MONTPELIER, CITY OF - MONTPELIER WWTF, Montpelier, ID0025585, held by MONTPELIER, CITY OF
May 31, 2005: PRESTON, CITY OF - PRESTON WWTP, Preston, ID0020214, held by PRESTON, CITY OF

BOVILL, CITY OF - BOVILL WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 2 discharge permits in the West Fork Potlatch River-Potlatch River subwatershed (HUC 170603060802), ID0022861 among them. Its county holds 40, 1 of them major permits; ID0022861 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the West Fork Potlatch River-Potlatch River subwatershed (HUC 170603060802)

BOVILL MINE, Bovill: IDR053101, minor permit, permit term to June 3, 2020

Identity

Facility as filed	BOVILL, CITY OF - BOVILL WWTP
Permittee as filed	BOVILL, CITY OF
NPDES ID	ID0022861
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	February 14, 2005
Expiration date	March 31, 2010
Address	Bovill, ID 83806
Receiving water	POTLATCH RIVER
Subwatershed	West Fork Potlatch River-Potlatch River (HUC 170603060802)

Effluent limits and exceedances

13Pollutants on file
11Under a numeric limit
13With a violation of any kind
8With 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
Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C	0	74	42	February 29, 2004	99,999% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	5	262	31	February 28, 2017	241% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	6	104	18	April 30, 2025	3,150% over the limit
E. coli	2	71	17	February 28, 2025	1,820% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	1	59	16	March 31, 2026	602% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	5	189	13	March 31, 2025	100% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal	1	34	7	March 31, 2026	137% over the limit
pH	2	88	1	March 31, 2026
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	67	0
Streamflow	0	11	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	7	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	1	6	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	1	6	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ID0022861.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
April 9, 2026	Evaluation	E

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

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
July 21, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State
July 21, 2026	No Further Action	State
January 13, 2026	Notice of Noncompliance Issued	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES ID0022861, held by BOVILL, CITY OF for the BOVILL WWTP in Bovill, ID, which discharges to the Potlatch River. The page lists 11 pollutants under a numeric limit, 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and an administratively continued permit status, with 13 pollutants on file.