Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OR0026867
DUCKWALL FRUIT CO., Hood River, OR: NPDES OR0026867 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DUCKWALL FRUIT CO., held by DUCKWALL-POOLEY FRUIT CO., holds NPDES permit OR0026867, which discharges to Lenz Creek Via Drainage Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued December 28, 2018 and expiring November 30, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | DUCKWALL FRUIT CO. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | DUCKWALL-POOLEY FRUIT CO. |
| NPDES ID | OR0026867 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 28, 2018 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2023 |
| Address | Hood River, OR 97031 |
| Receiving water | LENZ CREEK VIA DRAINAGE DITCH |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Odell Creek-Hood River (HUC 170701050702) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ORQ000018101 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 3 | 78 | 24 | April 30, 2022 | 486% over the limit |
| Excess thermal load | 6 | 212 | 3 | September 30, 2021 | 985% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 57 | 3 | March 31, 2022 | 39% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 12 | 241 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 121 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 105 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity, background | 1 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 1 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Floating solids, waste or visible foam-visual | 2 | 17 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 25, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| November 2, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| November 1, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 8, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| September 1, 2019 | 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 September 15, 2026.