Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ND0022616
WEST FARGO CITY OF, West Fargo, ND: NPDES ND0022616 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 34Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WEST FARGO CITY OF, held by West Fargo City Of, holds NPDES permit ND0022616, which discharges to Lower Sheyenne. EPA’s file records it issued September 17, 2019 and expiring September 30, 2024. 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 | WEST FARGO CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | West Fargo City Of |
| NPDES ID | ND0022616 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 17, 2019 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality |
| Address | West Fargo, ND 58078 |
| Receiving water | Lower Sheyenne |
| Subwatershed | City of Warren (HUC 090202040605) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| 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
- 37Pollutants on file
- 34Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 21 | 10 | July 31, 2021 | 211% over the limit |
| TU LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 9 | 8 | June 30, 2019 | 465% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales Promelas | 2 | 9 | 6 | June 30, 2019 | |
| Toxic Units Static 48HR Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 5 | June 30, 2019 | 418% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 14 | 4 | July 31, 2024 | 68% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 11 | 3 | April 30, 2022 | |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 6 | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |
| E. coli | 6 | 10 | 1 | May 31, 2021 | 64% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 11 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 12 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 10 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Analytical Chemistry | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 0 | 1 | 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 ND0022616.
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.