Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTG770002
SLEEPING BUFFALO HOT SPRINGS, Saco, MT: NPDES MTG770002 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 1Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SLEEPING BUFFALO HOT SPRINGS, held by SLEEPING BUFFALO HEALTH RESORT, holds NPDES permit MTG770002, which discharges to Beaver Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 7, 2010 and expiring May 31, 2015. 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 | SLEEPING BUFFALO HOT SPRINGS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SLEEPING BUFFALO HEALTH RESORT |
| NPDES ID | MTG770002 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 7, 2010 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2015 |
| Issuing agency | MONTANA DEQ |
| Address | Saco, MT 59261 |
| Receiving water | BEAVER CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Beaver Creek-Hay Coulee (HUC 100500140703) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 3Pollutants on file
- 1Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 82 | 7 | September 30, 2009 | 5,355% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Oxidants released, total residual | 3 | 58 | 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 MTG770002.
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.