Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OR0020354
BROOKINGS WWTP, Brookings, OR: NPDES OR0020354 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BROOKINGS WWTP, held by BROOKINGS, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit OR0020354, which discharges to Pacific Ocean. EPA’s file records it issued November 26, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023. 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 | BROOKINGS WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BROOKINGS, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | OR0020354 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 26, 2018 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2023 |
| Address | Brookings, OR 97415 |
| Receiving water | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Thomas Creek-Frontal Cape Ferrelo (HUC 171003120302) |
| 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
- 22Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 14 | 14 | August 31, 2025 | 2,254% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 1 | 11 | 10 | May 31, 2024 | 692% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 6 | 6 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Enterococci - % samples exceeding limit | 1 | 4 | 4 | August 31, 2021 | 371% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 1 | 4 | 4 | August 31, 2021 | 97% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 11 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2016 | 6% over the limit |
| Report due [yrmoda] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salinity [PSU] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light dosage | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| February 1, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| August 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.