Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTG010179
JOHN ERB - EAST BENCH FEEDLOT, Dillon, MT: NPDES MTG010179 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
JOHN ERB - EAST BENCH FEEDLOT, held by JOHN ERB, holds NPDES permit MTG010179, which discharges to E.Bench Canal, Canyon Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued December 10, 2015 and expiring October 31, 2018. 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 | JOHN ERB - EAST BENCH FEEDLOT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | JOHN ERB |
| NPDES ID | MTG010179 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Concentrated animal feeding operations |
| Issued | December 10, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2018 |
| Address | Dillon, MT 59725 |
| Receiving water | E.BENCH CANAL, CANYON DITCH |
| Subwatershed | Beaverhead River-Stodden Slough (HUC 100200020603) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation volume | 0 | 4 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MTG010179.
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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2024 | WW CAFO - Monitoring Violations - Failure to Test Manure or Soil, as Required | ST6 |
| June 25, 2024 | WW CAFO - Failure to Monitor | ST6 |
| June 25, 2024 | WW CAFO - Management Practice Violations - Failure to Conduct Self Inspections | ST6 |
| June 25, 2024 | WW CAFO - Improper Mortality Management | ST6 |
| June 25, 2024 | WW CAFO - Monitoring Violations - No Depth Marker in Storage Pond | ST6 |
| June 25, 2024 | WW CAFO - Reporting Violations - No Annual Report or Other Required Report Submitted | ST6 |
| June 25, 2024 | WW CAFO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | ST6 |
| May 9, 2019 | WW CAFO - Permitting Violations - Failure to submit required permit application or identifying info | ST6 |
| May 9, 2019 | WW CAFO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | ST6 |
| May 9, 2019 | WW CAFO - Management Practice Violations - Failure to Conduct Self Inspections | ST6 |
| May 9, 2019 | WW CAFO - Monitoring Violations - Failure to Test Manure or Soil, as Required | ST6 |
| May 9, 2019 | WW CAFO - Reporting Violations - No Annual Report or Other Required Report Submitted | ST6 |
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.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.