Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OR0020222
CANNON BEACH WWTP, Cannon Beach, OR: NPDES OR0020222 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CANNON BEACH WWTP, held by CANNON BEACH, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit OR0020222, which discharges to Ecola Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 26, 2019 and expiring October 31, 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 | CANNON BEACH WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CANNON BEACH, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | OR0020222 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 26, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2024 |
| Address | Cannon Beach, OR 97110 |
| Receiving water | ECOLA CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Ecola Creek (HUC 171002010104) |
| 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
- 20Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 11 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 2026 | 40% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light transmittance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light dosage | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| July 1, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.