Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MD0021628
THE CITY OF BOWIE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Bowie, MD: NPDES MD0021628 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
THE CITY OF BOWIE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by CITY OF BOWIE, holds NPDES permit MD0021628, which discharges to Unnamed Ditch-Patuxent River. EPA’s file records it issued April 27, 2016 and expiring May 31, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | THE CITY OF BOWIE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF BOWIE |
| NPDES ID | MD0021628 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 27, 2016 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | MDE |
| Address | Bowie, MD 20715 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED DITCH-PATUXENT RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Horsepen Branch-Patuxent River (HUC 020600060401) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MDR000523292 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 3 | 61 | 54 | November 30, 2023 | 47% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 29 | 3 | May 31, 2025 | 388% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 31 | 2 | August 31, 2011 | 167% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 7 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 1 | November 30, 2023 | 26% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 17 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCB] pg/L | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MD0021628.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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, MD0021628.
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
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID MD0021628 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Bowie
- Every permit record in Bowie, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Maryland
- Every permit record in Maryland, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.