Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTG010261
HEADWATERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION LLC, Three Forks Junction, MT: NPDES MTG010261 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HEADWATERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION LLC, held by NMC INC, holds NPDES permit MTG010261, which discharges to Jefferson River. EPA’s file records it issued April 22, 2010 and expiring October 31, 2013. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | HEADWATERS LIVESTOCK AUCTION LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NMC INC |
| NPDES ID | MTG010261 |
| 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 | April 22, 2010 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2013 |
| Issuing agency | MONTANA DEQ |
| Address | Three Forks Junction, MT 59752 |
| Receiving water | JEFFERSON RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Jefferson River-Three Forks (HUC 100200050805) |
| SIC | 0211 – Beef Cattle Feedlots |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Volume, total | 0 | 3 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MTG010261.
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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2018 | WW CAFO - Reporting Violations - No Annual Report or Other Required Report Submitted | ST6 |
| March 15, 2018 | WW CAFO - Failure to Monitor | ST6 |
| January 18, 2018 | WW CAFO - Management Practice Violations - Failure to Conduct Self Inspections | ST6 |
| January 18, 2018 | WW CAFO - Monitoring Violations - Failure to Test Manure or Soil, as Required | 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 October 14, 2026.