Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OR0034231
PORT OF ST. HELENS INDUSTRIAL OUTFALL, Clatskanie, OR: NPDES OR0034231 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PORT OF ST. HELENS INDUSTRIAL OUTFALL, held by PORT OF ST. HELENS, holds NPDES permit OR0034231. EPA’s file records it issued February 10, 2003 and expiring December 31, 2007. 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 | PORT OF ST. HELENS INDUSTRIAL OUTFALL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PORT OF ST. HELENS |
| NPDES ID | OR0034231 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 10, 2003 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2007 |
| Address | Clatskanie, OR 97016 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Beaver Creek-Frontal Columbia River (HUC 170800030207) |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler OR7210810019 |
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
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 9 | 1 | August 31, 2019 | 30% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2010 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 264 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Excess thermal load | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, free available | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2019 | 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.