Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WA0021253

KITTITAS POTW, Kittitas, WA: NPDES WA0021253 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
15Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

KITTITAS POTW, held by City of Kittitas, holds NPDES permit WA0021253. EPA’s file records it issued July 25, 2012 and expiring August 31, 2017.

KITTITAS POTW, Kittitas, Washington: Individual permit WA0021253, held by City of Kittitas; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 25, 2012, term to August 31, 2017, by State.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 139 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 3 limits, 63 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 3 limits, 63 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 3 limits, 63 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 3 limits, 61 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 3 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sludge/Solids, depth: 8 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow: 6 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, dissolved reactive [drp as P]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 8 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal general: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & grease, non-polar material: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, total general: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

May 27, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
April 22, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
February 27, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).
January 26, 2026: Phone Call/ EMAIL (State).

Washington holds 238 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 65 were issued before WA0021253. City of Kittitas holds 2 permits in Washington.

Other permits held by City of Kittitas

CITY OF KITTITAS - WELL REHABILITATION, Kittitas: WAR311698, issued November 18, 2020

Coverages issued nearest WA0021253

March 15, 2012: WOODLAND STP, Woodland, WA0020401, held by City of Woodland
March 15, 2012: SALMON CREEK STP, Vancouver, WA0023639, held by Clark Regional Wastewater District
May 21, 2012: WALLA WALLA WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Walla Walla, WA0024627, held by Jacobs
June 18, 2012: SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY - NORTHERN LIGHTS CASINO (NORTH END WWTP), Anacortes, WA0025062, held by SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUN
July 16, 2012: CHEHALIS WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Chehalis, WA0021105, held by City of Chehalis
July 31, 2012: VADER STP, Vader, WA0021083, held by City of Vader
August 23, 2012: SELAH POTW, Selah, WA0021032, held by Selah Public Works (POTW)
August 29, 2012: HARRAH, TOWN OF - HARRAH WWTP, Harrah, WA0022705, held by HARRAH, TOWN OF
December 21, 2012: MORTON STP, Morton, WA0022659, held by City of Morton
March 14, 2013: PORT LUDLOW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Port Ludlow, WA0021202, held by Olympic Water & Sewer, Inc.

KITTITAS POTW among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Cooke Creek subwatershed (HUC 170300010405), WA0021253 among them. Its county holds 76, 1 of them major permits; WA0021253 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Cooke Creek subwatershed (HUC 170300010405)

CITY OF KITTITAS - WELL REHABILITATION, Kittitas: WAR311698, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
RESERVOIR 2, Ellensburg: WAR315313, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2030

Identity

Facility as filed	KITTITAS POTW
Permittee as filed	City of Kittitas
NPDES ID	WA0021253
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	July 25, 2012
Expiration date	August 31, 2017
Issuing agency	State
Address	Kittitas, WA 98934
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Cooke Creek (HUC 170300010405)

Effluent limits and exceedances

19Pollutants on file
15Under a numeric limit
17With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	139	12	April 30, 2026	99,999% over the limit
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	3	63	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	3	63	0
Solids, total dissolved	3	63	0
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	3	61	0
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	3	45	0
Sludge/Solids, depth	8	20	0
Flow	6	6	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	2	6	0
Phosphorus, dissolved reactive [drp as P]	0	2	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	8	1	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	2	1	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	1	0
Coliform, fecal general	1	1	0
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]	0	1	0
Oil & grease, non-polar material	0	1	0
Coliform, total general	0	1	0
Solids, total suspended	8	0	0
pH	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WA0021253.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WA0021253.

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

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 27, 2026	Phone Call/ EMAIL	State
April 22, 2026	Phone Call/ EMAIL	State
February 27, 2026	Phone Call/ EMAIL	State
January 26, 2026	Phone Call/ EMAIL	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit WA0021253 for KITTITAS POTW in Kittitas, WA, held by City of Kittitas, with the permit status shown as administratively continued. The figures listed include 19 pollutants on file, 15 under a numeric limit, 17 with a violation of any kind, and 1 with an effluent exceedance.