Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OR0032701
FALLS CITY STP, Falls City, OR: NPDES OR0032701 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
FALLS CITY STP, held by FALLS CITY, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit OR0032701, which discharges to Little Luckiamutte River(Rm12). EPA’s file records it issued August 22, 2007 and expiring June 30, 2012.
FALLS CITY STP, Falls City, Oregon: Individual permit OR0032701, held by FALLS CITY, CITY OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 22, 2007, term to June 30, 2012; discharges to LITTLE LUCKIAMUTTE RIVER(RM12).
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2022, largest 1,690% over the limit.
- E. coli: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2020, largest 931% over the limit.
- pH: 4 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026.
- Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 7 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Excess thermal load: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ultraviolet light intensity: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oregon holds 145 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 52 were issued before OR0032701.
Coverages issued nearest OR0032701
- March 27, 2006: YONCALLA STP, Yoncalla, OR0022454, held by YONCALLA, CITY OF
- January 29, 2007: VENETA STP, Veneta, OR0020532, held by VENETA, CITY OF
- July 13, 2007: MONROE STP, Monroe, OR0029203, held by MONROE, CITY OF
- July 26, 2007: JUNCTION CITY STP, Junction City, OR0026565, held by JUNCTION CITY, CITY OF
- August 13, 2007: RAINIER STP, Rainier, OR0020389, held by RAINIER, CITY OF
- September 28, 2007: CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARM SPRINGS - KAH-NEE-TA RESORT WASTEWATER SYSTEM, Warm Springs, OR0034100, held by CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARM SPRINGS
- November 5, 2007: VERNONIA STP, Vernonia, OR0022560, held by VERNONIA, CITY OF
- July 20, 2009: COBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Coburg, OR0044628, held by COBURG, CITY OF
- January 25, 2010: SANDY WWTP, Boring, OR0026573, held by SANDY, CITY OF
- February 8, 2010: AUMSVILLE STP, Aumsville, OR0022721, held by AUMSVILLE, CITY OF
FALLS CITY STP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Middle Little Luckiamute River subwatershed (HUC 170900030507), OR0032701 among them. Its county holds 13, 1 of them major permits; OR0032701 is a minor permit.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FALLS CITY STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FALLS CITY, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | OR0032701 |
| 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 | August 22, 2007 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2012 |
| Address | Falls City, OR 97344 |
| Receiving water | LITTLE LUCKIAMUTTE RIVER(RM12) |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Middle Little Luckiamute River (HUC 170900030507) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 21 | 3 | May 31, 2022 | 1,690% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 16 | 2 | November 30, 2020 | 931% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 13 | 2 | March 31, 2026 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 26 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Excess thermal load | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES OR0032701.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES OR0032701.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES OR0032701.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.