Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTR111607

SMITH BLR NO. 2, Helena, MT: NPDES MTR111607 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
0Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance

SMITH BLR NO. 2, held by VALLEY SAND AND GRAVEL LLC, holds NPDES permit MTR111607, which discharges to Helena Valley Canal. EPA’s file records it issued January 7, 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 filed	SMITH BLR NO. 2
Permittee as filed	VALLEY SAND AND GRAVEL LLC
NPDES ID	MTR111607
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Construction stormwater
Issued	January 7, 2026
Expiration date	December 31, 2027
Address	Helena, MT 59602
Receiving water	HELENA VALLEY CANAL
Subwatershed	Lower Tenmile Creek (HUC 100301011406)

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

Effluent limits and exceedances

0Pollutants on file
0Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With an effluent exceedance

EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES MTR111607.

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

2Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 5, 2026	WW Storm Water Construction - Failure to Maintain Records	ST6
June 5, 2026	WW Storm Water Construction - Failure to properly install/implement BMPs	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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This public-records page covers NPDES permit MTR111607 for SMITH BLR NO. 2 in Helena, MT, held by VALLEY SAND AND GRAVEL LLC, with the permit status listed as Effective and the discharger class as Minor discharger. The page reports 0 pollutants on file, 0 under a numeric limit, 0 with a violation of any kind, and 0 with an effluent exceedance, within the Lower Tenmile Creek watershed (HUC 100301011406).