Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OR0000612
BIO-OREGON PROTEIN, Warrenton, OR: NPDES OR0000612 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BIO-OREGON PROTEIN, held by PACIFIC BIO PRODUCTS - WARRENTON, LLC, holds NPDES permit OR0000612, which discharges to Columbia River. EPA’s file records it issued February 17, 2022 and expiring January 31, 2027. 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 | BIO-OREGON PROTEIN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PACIFIC BIO PRODUCTS - WARRENTON, LLC |
| NPDES ID | OR0000612 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 17, 2022 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2027 |
| Address | Warrenton, OR 97146 |
| Receiving water | COLUMBIA RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Skipanon River-Frontal Columbia River (HUC 170800060208) |
| SIC | 2048 – Prepared Feeds |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ORD987190691 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 12 | 78 | 78 | July 31, 2026 | 79,900% over the limit |
| pH | 7 | 26 | 8 | June 30, 2025 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total production - mass | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Seafood production, effluent # day/mo | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine usage | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 3, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| October 8, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| September 1, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 1, 2024 | Other noncompliance with permit requirements or applicable enforcement order | ST6 |
| October 1, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| September 1, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | 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.