EPA · discharge permits by state
Discharge permits in Oregon
- 1,616Current permits
- 64Major dischargers
- 296Individual permits
A major discharger is one EPA rates as significant on volume, toxicity or the water it reaches; the rest are minors. An individual permit is written for one operation, while general permit coverage applies a statewide permit to a site that qualifies for it.
This page gathers Oregon’s current permits three ways below — by the program they are issued under, by the city of the discharge, and by watershed. It names 6 programs, 137 cities and 269 watersheds. Each list says which set it covers.
Every permit’s record
Each of the 1,616 current permits in Oregon has a record page: the permittee, the receiving water, the status and dates, and its effluent limits and exceedances. Each city below lists its own; or every permit in Oregon, A to Z.
By what is permitted in Oregon
- Biosolids71
- Construction stormwater613
- Industrial stormwater598
- Large municipal storm sewer systems6
- Small municipal storm sewer systems23
- Publicly owned treatment works145
By city
- PORTLAND154
- EUGENE93
- SALEM61
- HILLSBORO45
- MEDFORD34
- GRESHAM33
- TROUTDALE31
- TUALATIN28
- OREGON CITY27
- GRANTS PASS26
- KLAMATH FALLS23
- BEAVERTON21
- CLACKAMAS21
- ROSEBURG21
- CANBY20
- FAIRVIEW20
- PENDLETON20
- SHERWOOD20
- ASTORIA19
- TILLAMOOK19
- ESTACADA18
- WOODBURN18
- MCMINNVILLE17
- BROOKINGS14
- CENTRAL POINT14
- MOLALLA14
- NEWBERG14
- ALBANY13
- ASHLAND13
- CORVALLIS13
- HOOD RIVER13
- MILWAUKIE13
- THE DALLES13
- BEND12
- HAPPY VALLEY12
- COOS BAY11
- SANDY11
- WILSONVILLE11
- DALLAS10
- FOREST GROVE10
- LEBANON10
- ST HELENS10
- WARRENTON10
- LAKE OSWEGO9
- PHILOMATH9
- SEASIDE8
- UMATILLA8
- BOARDMAN7
- HERMISTON7
- LINCOLN CITY7
- ONTARIO7
- RAINIER7
- SCAPPOOSE7
- SPRINGFIELD7
- TURNER7
- BANKS6
- BORING6
- CRESWELL6
- JUNCTION CITY6
- LA GRANDE6
- NEWPORT6
- SHERIDAN6
- SILVERTON6
- STAYTON6
- TIGARD6
- WHITE CITY6
- AMITY5
- AURORA5
- CASCADE LOCKS5
- CLATSKANIE5
- CLOVERDALE5
- CORNELIUS5
- FLORENCE5
- MARION5
- NEHALEM5
- NORTH BEND5
- PORT ORFORD5
- SAINT HELENS5
- TOLEDO5
- BAY CITY4
- BROOKS4
- DRAIN4
- DUNDEE4
- EAGLE POINT4
- GASTON4
- GRAND RONDE4
- HARRISBURG4
- JACKSON4
- LANE4
- LEXINGTON4
- LYONS4
- MONMOUTH4
- MULTNOMAH4
- MYRTLE POINT4
- PRINEVILLE4
- REEDSPORT4
- SWEET HOME4
- WILLAMINA4
- WOOD VILLAGE4
- ALOHA3
- ARLINGTON3
- BANDON3
- BENTON3
- CANNON BEACH3
- CARLTON3
- CAVE JUNCTION3
- COQUILLE3
- COTTAGE GROVE3
- DAMASCUS3
- DAYTON3
- DEPOE BAY3
- GERVAIS3
- GOLD BEACH3
- GOVERNMENT CAMP3
- HALSEY3
- HEPPNER3
- HUBBARD3
- INDEPENDENCE3
- JEFFERSON3
- JOHN DAY3
- JOSEPH3
- LAFAYETTE3
- LAKEVIEW3
- MADRAS3
- MANZANITA3
- MILTON-FREEWATER3
- NORTH PLAINS3
- PARKDALE3
- REDMOND3
- SCIO3
- SHADY COVE3
- SUTHERLIN3
- VENETA3
- VERNONIA3
- WALDPORT3
- WARM SPRINGS3
- YONCALLA3
The 137 cities with the most permits. All 137 cities in Oregon with 3 or more permits are listed at every city in Oregon.
Watersheds inside Oregon 269
Every watershed with three or more permits in Oregon, most permits first.
- Subbasin 17090012 279
- Watershed 1709001202 205
- Subbasin 17090003 164
- Subbasin 17090007 157
- Subbasin 17090010 156
- Subwatershed 170900120201 151
- Subbasin 17100308 94
- Watershed 1709000301 84
- Subbasin 17090009 73
- Subbasin 17090011 65
- Subwatershed 170900030108 63
- Watershed 1709000703 62
- Watershed 1709001005 57
- Subwatershed 170900120202 54
- Watershed 1710030801 53
- Watershed 1709000306 52
- Watershed 1709001106 52
- Watershed 1709000704 51
- Watershed 1709001201 50
- Watershed 1709001004 44
- Subbasin 17090008 43
- Watershed 1709001003 42
- Subbasin 17070105 37
- Subbasin 17100203 37
- Subwatershed 170900110607 32
- Subbasin 17070103 30
- Subbasin 17080006 29
- Subwatershed 170900100504 29
- Subwatershed 171003080110 29
- Watershed 1709000702 27
- Subwatershed 170900100307 25
- Watershed 1708000602 23
- Subwatershed 170900070303 23
- Watershed 1709001204 23
- Subbasin 17100302 23
- Watershed 1709000901 22
- Subbasin 17100204 22
- Subbasin 18010204 22
- Watershed 1710030804 21
- Watershed 1801020412 21
- Subwatershed 180102041201 21
- Subwatershed 171003080402 20
- Subbasin 17070101 19
- Subbasin 17080001 19
- Watershed 1709000807 19
- Watershed 1709000905 19
- Watershed 1710030802 19
- Subbasin 17080003 18
- Subwatershed 170900070405 18
- Subbasin 17070301 17
- Watershed 1709000302 17
- Watershed 1709000701 17
- Subwatershed 170900100401 17
- Subwatershed 170900120103 17
- Subbasin 17100303 17
- Subwatershed 171003080202 17
- Subwatershed 170900070204 16
- Watershed 1707010305 15
- Subwatershed 170900030106 15
- Subwatershed 170900070307 15
- Subwatershed 170900070402 15
- Subbasin 17100201 15
- Watershed 1710020101 15
- Subbasin 17100304 15
- Watershed 1710030403 15
- Subbasin 17100312 15
- Subwatershed 170900030601 14
- Watershed 1709000906 14
- Subwatershed 170900100503 14
- Subwatershed 170900120104 14
- Watershed 1707010504 13
- Subbasin 17090002 13
- Subwatershed 170900030610 13
- Subbasin 17090006 13
- Subwatershed 170900090502 13
- Subwatershed 170900100403 13
- Subwatershed 170900120102 13
- Watershed 1707010313 12
- Subwatershed 170701050406 12
- Watershed 1708000302 12
- Subwatershed 170800060205 12
- Subwatershed 170900070301 12
- Watershed 1709000903 12
- Subbasin 17100202 12
- Watershed 1710030213 12
- Watershed 1707030108 11
- Watershed 1709001002 11
- Subbasin 17100301 11
- Subwatershed 171003040306 11
- Subbasin 17100307 11
- Subbasin 17060104 10
- Subwatershed 170701030507 10
- Watershed 1709000204 10
- Subbasin 17090005 10
- Watershed 1709000608 10
- Subwatershed 170900070404 10
- Subwatershed 170900100502 10
- Watershed 1709001105 10
- Subwatershed 170900110604 10
- Watershed 1710020304 10
- Subwatershed 171002030406 10
- Subbasin 17100305 10
- Subwatershed 170701031305 9
- Watershed 1707010507 9
- Watershed 1708000107 9
- Subwatershed 170800010703 9
- Subwatershed 170900090607 9
- Subwatershed 170900100308 9
- Subwatershed 170900110503 9
- Subbasin 17100205 9
- Subwatershed 170703010801 8
- Subbasin 17070306 8
- Subwatershed 170800060208 8
- Subwatershed 170900030205 8
- Subbasin 17090004 8
- Subwatershed 170900070106 8
- Subwatershed 170900070304 8
- Watershed 1709000806 8
- Subwatershed 170900090303 8
- Subwatershed 170900100206 8
- Subwatershed 170900100404 8
- Subwatershed 170900120404 8
- Subwatershed 170900120405 8
- Subwatershed 171002010103 8
- Watershed 1710020308 8
- Subwatershed 171002030800 8
- Watershed 1710020309 8
- Subwatershed 171003021305 8
- Watershed 1710030303 8
- Subwatershed 171003080105 8
- Watershed 1710031203 8
- Watershed 1707010511 7
- Watershed 1709000304 7
- Subwatershed 170900030603 7
- Subwatershed 170900030609 7
- Subwatershed 170900070102 7
- Subwatershed 170900070403 7
- Watershed 1709000804 7
- Subwatershed 170900080701 7
- Subwatershed 170900080703 7
- Subwatershed 170900110603 7
- Watershed 1710020407 7
- Watershed 1710020409 7
- Subbasin 17100309 7
- Watershed 1710031201 7
- Subbasin 17050115 6
- Subbasin 17090001 6
- Watershed 1709000802 6
- Subwatershed 170900080401 6
- Subwatershed 170900090108 6
- Subwatershed 170900090109 6
- Subwatershed 170900090501 6
- Subwatershed 170900120101 6
- Watershed 1710020403 6
- Subbasin 17100206 6
- Watershed 1710020608 6
- Watershed 1710030111 6
- Watershed 1710030505 6
- Subbasin 17100306 6
- Subwatershed 171003080112 6
- Watershed 1710030906 6
- Subwatershed 171003120111 6
- Watershed 1705011501 5
- Subbasin 17050203 5
- Watershed 1706010406 5
- Subwatershed 170601040603 5
- Subbasin 17060105 5
- Watershed 1707010114 5
- Subbasin 17070102 5
- Subwatershed 170701030506 5
- Subwatershed 170701051106 5
- Subbasin 17070201 5
- Subwatershed 170800030201 5
- Watershed 1708000601 5
- Subwatershed 170900030211 5
- Subwatershed 170900030401 5
- Watershed 1709000407 5
- Subwatershed 170900060805 5
- Subwatershed 170900070201 5
- Subwatershed 170900080702 5
- Watershed 1709000902 5
- Subwatershed 170900090204 5
- Subwatershed 171002010105 5
- Watershed 1710020302 5
- Watershed 1710020505 5
- Watershed 1710030110 5
- Subbasin 17100310 5
- Subwatershed 171003120302 5
- Subbasin 17050117 4
- Watershed 1705011706 4
- Watershed 1707010107 4
- Watershed 1707010109 4
- Watershed 1707010505 4
- Subwatershed 170701050701 4
- Subwatershed 170701050702 4
- Watershed 1707030104 4
- Subwatershed 170703010406 4
- Subbasin 17070305 4
- Watershed 1708000306 4
- Subwatershed 170800060103 4
All 269 watersheds in Oregon with 3 or more permits are named on one page at every watershed in Oregon.
Other states
Every state carrying three or more current permits, in alphabetical order.
- North Carolina 19,518
- North Dakota 3,594
- Nebraska 1,171
- New Hampshire 1,994
- New Jersey 15,347
- New Mexico 5,500
- Nevada 311
- New York 11,145
- Ohio 2,882
- Oklahoma 678
- Pennsylvania 14,586
- Puerto Rico 1,076
- Rhode Island 642
- South Carolina 13,763
- South Dakota 2,151
- Tennessee 12,924
- Texas 39,714
- Utah 17,184
- Virginia 13,137
- U.S. Virgin Islands 65
Permits
Major dischargers first. Not every permit in Oregon is listed here.
| Permit holder | NPDES ID | City | Program | Discharger | Receiving water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM WRF | OR0028801 | ALBANY | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | WILLAMETTE RIVER |
| ASHLAND STP | OR0026255 | ASHLAND | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | ASHLAND CREEK |
| ATI SPECIALTY ALLOYS & COMPONENTS, LLC | OR0001112 | ALBANY | Major | WILLAMETTE RIVER (RM 115.5) | |
| BAKER CITY WWTP | OR0020699 | BAKER CITY | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | POWDER RIVER |
| BLUE HERON PAPER CO. | OR0000566 | OREGON CITY | Major | WILLAMETTE RIVER(RM 27.5&26.1) | |
| BROOKINGS WWTP | OR0020354 | BROOKINGS | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| CANBY STP | OR0020214 | CANBY | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | WILLAMETTE RIVER |
| CITY OF ST. HELENS | OR0020834 | ST HELENS | Industrial pretreatment | Major | COLUMBIA RIVER (RM 86) |
| CITY OF TROUTDALE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY | OR0020524 | TROUTDALE | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | SANDY RIVER (RM 2.3) |
| CLACKAMAS COUNTY - MUNICIPAL STORMWATER MS4 | ORS108016 | CLACKAMAS | Large municipal storm sewer systems | Major | Helion Creek-Clackamas River |
| COLUMBIA BOULEVARD STP | OR0026905 | PORTLAND | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | COLUMBIA RIVER |
| COLUMBIA RIVER NITROGEN LLC | OR0001635 | ST HELENS | Major | COLUMBIA RIVER | |
| COOS BAY STP NO. 1 | OR0023574 | COOS BAY | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | COOS BAY |
| COOS BAY STP NO. 2 - EMPIRE | OR0023582 | COOS BAY | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | COOS BAY |
| DALLAS STP | OR0020737 | DALLAS | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | RICKREALL CREEK |
| DURHAM STP | OR0028118 | TIGARD | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | TUALATIN RIVER |
| EUGENE, CITY OF, MUNICIPAL STORMWATER MS4 | ORS107989 | LANE | Large municipal storm sewer systems | Major | Amazon Creek |
| FOREST GROVE STP | OR0020168 | FOREST GROVE | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | TUALATIN RIVER (RM 56.7) |
| GEORGIA-PACIFIC TOLEDO LLC | OR0001341 | TOLEDO | Major | PACIFIC OCEAN, YAQUINA RIVER | |
| GP WAUNA MILL | OR0000795 | WAUNA | Major | COLUMBIA RIVER (RM 42) | |
| GRANTS PASS STP | OR0028843 | GRANTS PASS | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | ROGUE RIVER |
| GRESHAM WWTP | OR0026131 | PORTLAND | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | COLUMBIA RIVER |
| GRESHAM, CITY OF; FAIRVIEW, CITY OF; MULTNOMAH COUNTY | ORS108013 | GRESHAM | Large municipal storm sewer systems | Major | Willamette River |
| HERMISTON STP | OR0020761 | HERMISTON | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | UMATILLA RIVER (RM 5.2) |
| HILLSBORO-WESTSIDE STP | OR0023345 | HILLSBORO | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | TUALATIN RIVER (RM 44) |
| HOOD RIVER STP | OR0020788 | HOOD RIVER | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | COLUMBIA RIVER (RM 168.5) |
| HYDRO | OR0001708 | THE DALLES | Major | COLUMBIA RIVER | |
| IP SPRINGFIELD PAPER MILL | OR0000515 | SPRINGFIELD | Major | MCKENZIE RIVER | |
| KLAMATH FALLS WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECLAMATION FACILITY (@ SPRING STREET) | OR0026301 | KLAMATH FALLS | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | KLAMATH RIVER (LAKE EWAUNA) |
| LA GRANDE STP | OR0020460 | LA GRANDE | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | GRANDE RONDE RIVER |
| LEBANON WWTP | OR0020818 | LEBANON | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | SOUTH SANTIAM RIVER |
| LINCOLN CITY STP | OR0020478 | LINCOLN CITY | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | SCHOONER CREEK |
| MCMINNVILLE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY | OR0034002 | MCMINNVILLE | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | SOUTH YAMHILL RIVER |
| MEDFORD RWRF | OR0026263 | CENTRAL POINT | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | ROGUE RIVER |
| MULTNOMAH COUNTY MS4 | ORS120542 | TROUTDALE | Large municipal storm sewer systems | Major | Columbia Slough-Frontal Columbia River |
| MWMC - EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD STP | OR0031224 | EUGENE | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | WILLAMETTE RIVER |
| NEWBERG - WYNOOSKI ROAD STP | OR0032352 | NEWBERG | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | WILLAMETTE RIVER |
| NEWBERG OR, LLC | OR0000558 | NEWBERG | Major | WILLAMETTE RIVER | |
| NEWPORT STP | OR0044571 | NEWPORT | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| NORTH BEND STP | OR0023361 | NORTH BEND | Publicly owned treatment works | Major | COOS BAY (RM 7.7) |