Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTR111721

CHICK-FIL-A HELENA, Helena, MT: NPDES MTR111721 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
0Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CHICK-FIL-A HELENA, held by Core States Group, holds NPDES permit MTR111721, which discharges to Prickly Pear Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 14, 2026 and expiring December 31, 2027.

CHICK-FIL-A HELENA, Helena, Montana: Coverage under a general permit MTR111721, held by Core States Group; Construction stormwater; Effective; issued April 14, 2026, term to December 31, 2027; discharges to PRICKLY PEAR CREEK.

Montana holds 2,848 Construction stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 2,450 were issued before MTR111721. Core States Group holds 3 permits in Montana.

Other permits held by Core States Group

CHICK-FIL-A GREAT FALLS, Great Falls: MTR111775, issued May 11, 2026
CHICK-FIL-A BOZEMAN, Bozeman: MTR111785, issued July 23, 2026

Coverages issued nearest MTR111721

April 10, 2026: MDT SIEBEN INTERCHANGE, Wolf Creek, MTR111726, held by Jeffery Contracting
April 10, 2026: FOOTHILLS RANCH NO. 5 SUBDIVISION, Great Falls, MTR111756, held by Ranch Development LLC
April 10, 2026: YMC LONE VIEW III LOT 449A, Big Sky, MTR111772, held by LOHSS CONSTRUCTION
April 13, 2026: WEE CASA RV PARK, Kalispell, MTR111768, held by C & E Group LLC
April 13, 2026: BSV2 LODGSIDE, Big Sky, MTR111781, held by YELLOWSTONE DEVELOPMENT LLC
April 14, 2026: FLAC OVERFLOW PARKING, Lakeside, MTR111743, held by T and J Properties Holdings MT, LLC
April 14, 2026: ADIRONDAC APARTMENTS, Hamilton, MTR111747, held by J 5 Construction
April 14, 2026: TCT YARD, Bridger, MTR111752, held by Tri county telephone
April 15, 2026: SOUTH HILLS COMMONS, Billings, MTR111779, held by KNIFE RIVER - BILLINGS
April 15, 2026: P-819 PARKLAND WEST, Billings, MTR111784, held by KNIFE RIVER - BILLINGS

CHICK-FIL-A HELENA among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 79 discharge permits in the Lower Prickley Pear Gulch subwatershed (HUC 100301011310), MTR111721 among them. Its county holds 238, 2 of them major permits; MTR111721 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Prickley Pear Gulch subwatershed (HUC 100301011310)

AASF CH-47 ADD/ALT PHASE 2, Helena: MTR102301, minor permit, discharging to PRICKLY PEAR CREEK, permit term to December 31, 2007
AIR LIQUIDE INDUSTRIAL US LP, East Helena: MT0000426, minor permit, discharging to PRICKLY PEAR CREEK, permit term to January 31, 2009
AIR LIQUIDE LARGE INDUSTRIES, East Helena: MTR000006, minor permit, discharging to PRICKLY PEAR CREEK, permit term to September 30, 2006
AIRPORT BARROW, Helena: MTR104819, minor permit, discharging to RETENTION POND VIA DRAINS, permit term to December 31, 2017
AIRPORT BORROW 2021, Helena: MTR108745, minor permit, discharging to HELENA VALLEY CANAL, permit term to December 31, 2022
AMERICAN CHEMET CORPORATION, East Helena: MTR000475, minor permit, discharging to PRICKLY PEAR CREEK, permit term to January 31, 2023
ARTISAN VILLAGE, Helena: MTR111577, minor permit, discharging to HELENA VALLEY CANAL, permit term to December 31, 2027
ASARCO, East Helena: MTR108676, minor permit, discharging to PRICKLY PEAR CREEK, permit term to December 31, 2022
ASARCO - METG - EAST HELENA SMELTER, East Helena: MT0030147, minor permit, discharging to PRICKLY PEAR CREEK, permit term to September 30, 2001
ASARCO EAST HELENA SMELTER - METG, East Helena: MTR000072, minor permit, discharging to PRICKLY PEAR CREEK, permit term to September 30, 2011

What the register holds for CHICK-FIL-A HELENA: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Helena, Montana, its receiving water. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES MTR111721.

Identity

Facility as filed	CHICK-FIL-A HELENA
Permittee as filed	Core States Group
NPDES ID	MTR111721
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	April 14, 2026
Expiration date	December 31, 2027
Address	Helena, MT 59602
Receiving water	PRICKLY PEAR CREEK
Subwatershed	Lower Prickley Pear Gulch (HUC 100301011310)
SIC	1542 – Nonresidential Construction

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 MTR111721.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MTR111721.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MTR111721.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES MTR111721.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

Of the 133 storm water construction permits in Lewis and Clark County that include this permit, 87.2% were issued before the CHICK-FIL-A HELENA permit. The Lower Prickley Pear Gulch subwatershed holds 79 NPDES permits, and 13.1% of the 145 Lewis and Clark County storm water construction permits have a violation on file.