Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTX000194
WILDERNESS CLUB, Eureka, MT: NPDES MTX000194 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WILDERNESS CLUB, held by WILDERNESS PRESERVE US LP, holds NPDES permit MTX000194, which discharges to Koocanusa, Grob, & Sophie Lake. EPA’s file records it issued July 31, 2014 and expiring September 30, 2019. 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 | WILDERNESS CLUB |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WILDERNESS PRESERVE US LP |
| NPDES ID | MTX000194 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | State-issued individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 31, 2014 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2019 |
| Address | Eureka, MT 59917 |
| Receiving water | KOOCANUSA, GROB, & SOPHIE LAKE |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lake Koocanusa-Poverty Creek (HUC 170101010409) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
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
- 11Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 35 | 24 | June 30, 2020 | 386% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Water level at sample collection time | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 4 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| December 11, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| December 11, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.