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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTR111597

MEADOW LAKE BLVD TOWNHOMES, Columbia Falls, MT: NPDES MTR111597 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MEADOW LAKE BLVD TOWNHOMES, held by CUTTING EDGE EXCAVATION LLC, holds NPDES permit MTR111597, which discharges to Garnier Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 13, 2026 and expiring December 31, 2027. 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 filedMEADOW LAKE BLVD TOWNHOMES
Permittee as filedCUTTING EDGE EXCAVATION LLC
NPDES IDMTR111597
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
ProgramConstruction stormwater
IssuedJanuary 13, 2026
Expiration dateDecember 31, 2027
AddressColumbia Falls, MT 59912
Receiving waterGARNIER CREEK
SubwatershedSpring Creek (HUC 170102080104)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES MTR111597.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 22, 2026WW Storm Water Construction - Failure to properly operate and maintain BMPsST6
July 22, 2026WW Storm Water Construction - Failure to properly install/implement BMPsST6

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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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit MTR111597 for Meadow Lake Blvd Townhomes in Columbia Falls, MT, held by Cutting Edge Excavation LLC, which discharges to Garnier Creek within the Spring Creek subwatershed (HUC 170102080104). The page lists the permit as Effective, a minor discharger, issued January 13, 2026 and expiring December 31, 2027, with 0 pollutants on file, 0 under a numeric limit, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.