Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTG071458
SMITH PONDS IMPROVEMENTS, Great Falls, MT: NPDES MTG071458 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SMITH PONDS IMPROVEMENTS, held by HELENA SAND AND GRAVEL INC, holds NPDES permit MTG071458, which discharges to Sand Coulee Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 2, 2026 and expiring April 30, 2030. 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.
What the register holds for SMITH PONDS IMPROVEMENTS: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Great Falls, Montana, its receiving water, and 5 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES MTG071458.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SMITH PONDS IMPROVEMENTS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HELENA SAND AND GRAVEL INC |
| NPDES ID | MTG071458 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 2, 2026 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2030 |
| Address | Great Falls, MT 59405 |
| Receiving water | SAND COULEE CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Lower Sand Coulee Creek (HUC 100301020905) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turbidity | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Outfall observation,visual, y/n response | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MTG071458.
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 MTG071458.
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.