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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTDW0005I

HARDIN, CITY OF, Hardin, MT: NPDES MTDW0005I discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HARDIN, CITY OF, held by City of Hardin WTP, holds NPDES permit MTDW0005I, which discharges to Bighorn River. EPA’s file records it issued March 2, 2022 and expiring June 30, 2024.

HARDIN, CITY OF, Hardin, Montana: Coverage under a general permit MTDW0005I, held by City of Hardin WTP; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 2, 2022, term to June 30, 2024; discharges to Bighorn River.

  • pH: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, total: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, total: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Arsenic, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Selenium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Thallium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nickel, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Silver total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Antimony, total recoverable: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Dichlorobromomethane: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Bromoform: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloroform: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorodibromomethane: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

HARDIN, CITY OF among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 13 discharge permits in the Bighorn River-Hardin subwatershed (HUC 100800150704), MTDW0005I among them. Its county holds 70, 3 of them major permits; MTDW0005I is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Bighorn River-Hardin subwatershed (HUC 100800150704)

Identity

Facility as filedHARDIN, CITY OF
Permittee as filedCity of Hardin WTP
NPDES IDMTDW0005I
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 2, 2022
Expiration dateJune 30, 2024
AddressHardin, MT 59034
Receiving waterBighorn River
SubwatershedBighorn River-Hardin (HUC 100800150704)

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
pH4160
Solids, total suspended4160
Aluminum, total [as Al]4160
Chlorine, total residual4160
Flow, total280
Flow, total280
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]220
Arsenic, total recoverable220
Selenium, total recoverable220
Thallium, total recoverable220
Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]220
Nickel, total recoverable220
Silver total recoverable220
Zinc, total recoverable220
Cadmium, total recoverable220
Lead, total recoverable220
Chromium, total recoverable220
Copper, total recoverable220
Antimony, total recoverable220
Dichlorobromomethane220
Bromoform220
Chloroform220
Chlorodibromomethane220

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MTDW0005I.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MTDW0005I.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MTDW0005I.

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 MTDW0005I.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES MTDW0005I held by City of Hardin WTP for the HARDIN, CITY OF facility in Hardin, MT, which discharges to the Bighorn River. The permit is administratively continued and is listed with 23 pollutants on file, all under a numeric limit, with 0 showing an effluent exceedance.