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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WA0025569

PARADISE WWTP, Longmire, WA: NPDES WA0025569 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PARADISE WWTP, held by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, holds NPDES permit WA0025569, which discharges to Nisqually River. EPA’s file records it issued December 6, 2016 and expiring January 31, 2022.

PARADISE WWTP, Longmire, Washington: Individual permit WA0025569, held by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 6, 2016, term to January 31, 2022; discharges to NISQUALLY RIVER.

  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 78 violations of any kind, 73 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 413% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 30 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 166% over the limit.
  • Ammonia nitrogen, total, [as N] 30 day: 4 limits, 27 violations of any kind, 23 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 3,083% over the limit.
  • Fecal coliform, MPN, EC med, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2026, largest 3,150% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 6 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2024, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2023.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 23, 2026: Notice of Violation (EPA).
  • April 7, 2026: Evaluation (E).

PARADISE WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Headwaters Nisqually River subwatershed (HUC 171100150104), WA0025569 among them. Its county holds 662, 9 of them major permits; WA0025569 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedPARADISE WWTP
Permittee as filedNATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NPDES IDWA0025569
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeFederal facility
IssuedDecember 6, 2016
Expiration dateJanuary 31, 2022
AddressLongmire, WA 98304
Receiving waterNISQUALLY RIVER
SubwatershedHeadwaters Nisqually River (HUC 171100150104)

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C57873July 31, 2026413% over the limit
Solids, total suspended53530July 31, 2026166% over the limit
Ammonia nitrogen, total, [as N] 30 day42723May 31, 20263,083% over the limit
Fecal coliform, MPN, EC med, 44.5 C2108July 31, 20263,150% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual6124January 31, 202499,999% over the limit
pH242July 31, 2023
Temperature, water deg. centigrade220
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant220
BOD, 5-day, percent removal110
Solids, suspended percent removal110

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WA0025569.

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
April 7, 2026EvaluationE

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 23, 2026Notice of ViolationEPA

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit WA0025569 for the PARADISE WWTP in Longmire, WA, held by NATIONAL PARK SERVICE and discharging to the NISQUALLY RIVER in the Headwaters Nisqually River subwatershed (HUC 171100150104). The page lists 10 pollutants on file, 10 under a numeric limit, 10 with a violation of any kind, and 6 with an effluent exceedance.