NPDES ID0025887 · Clean Water Act
NORTH IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - WWTP, Cottonwood, ID: NPDES ID0025887 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
NORTH IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - WWTP, Cottonwood, Idaho: Individual permit ID0025887, held by NORTH IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION; Administratively continued; issued March 5, 2004, term to April 30, 2009, by U.S. EPA, REGION 10; discharges to UNNAMED CREEK TO LAWYER CREEK; Sewage Treatment Facilities.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 456 violations of any kind, 441 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2025, largest 1,050% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 375 violations of any kind, 360 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2021, largest 905% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 165 violations of any kind, 157 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 1,815% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 107 violations of any kind, 101 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 90 violations of any kind, 87 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2023, largest 467% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 60 violations of any kind, 57 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2020, largest 373% over the limit.
- E. coli: 2 limits, 36 violations of any kind, 34 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2014, largest 714% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 6 limits, 90 violations of any kind, 32 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 4,800% over the limit.
- E. coli, MTEC-MF: 0 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2024, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 9 violations of any kind.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- Floating solids, waste or visible foam-visual: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind.
NORTH IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - WWTP among its neighbors
2 discharge permits are in the Headwaters Lawyer Creek subwatershed (HUC 170603060101); ID0025887 is one. Its county: 32, 0 major; ID0025887 is minor permit.
Other permits in the Headwaters Lawyer Creek subwatershed (HUC 170603060101)
- KARCHER MALL - DISTRICT 208, Nampa: IDR1002KL
Identity
| Facility | NORTH IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | NORTH IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION |
| NPDES ID | ID0025887 |
| Status | Administratively continued |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Minor |
| Facility type | Non-POTW |
| Issued | March 5, 2004 |
| Expires | April 30, 2009 |
| Agency | U.S. EPA, REGION 10 |
| Address | Cottonwood, ID 83522 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED CREEK TO LAWYER CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Lawyer Creek (HUC 170603060101) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
NPDES ID0025887: effluent limits and exceedances
NORTH IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - WWTP (NPDES ID0025887): 14 pollutants on file, 12 limited; 14 with a violation of any kind, 9 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 456 | 441 | April 30, 2025 | 1,050% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 375 | 360 | April 30, 2021 | 905% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 165 | 157 | June 30, 2026 | 1,815% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 107 | 101 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 90 | 87 | April 30, 2023 | 467% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 60 | 57 | June 30, 2020 | 373% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 36 | 34 | October 31, 2014 | 714% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 90 | 32 | July 31, 2024 | 4,800% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 10 | 8 | April 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Floating solids, waste or visible foam-visual | 0 | 1 | 0 |
NPDES ID0025887: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES ID0025887 (NORTH IDAHO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION - WWTP): no single-event violation, inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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NPDES ID0025887: one email when its EPA record changes — $99/month.
Permits near NPDES ID0025887
NPDES ID0025887: 14 pollutant rows, 0 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.