Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WA0031291
PUGET SOUND ENERGY, FERNDALE GENERATING STATION, Ferndale, WA: NPDES WA0031291 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
PUGET SOUND ENERGY, FERNDALE GENERATING STATION, held by Puget Sound Energy, holds NPDES permit WA0031291. EPA’s file records it issued July 10, 2014 and expiring July 31, 2019. 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 | PUGET SOUND ENERGY, FERNDALE GENERATING STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Puget Sound Energy |
| NPDES ID | WA0031291 |
| 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 | July 10, 2014 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2019 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Ferndale, WA 98248 |
| Subwatershed | Bellingham Bay (HUC 171100040700) |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler WAR000007823; ICIS-AIR source WANCA0005307300037 |
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
- 25Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 25With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 229 | 1 | May 31, 2021 | 127% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 1 | 37 | 1 | May 31, 2011 | |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 6 | 228 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 114 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 114 | 0 | ||
| Total production - mass | 2 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Production, total, megawatts | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Duration | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 3 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WA0031291.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 WA0031291.
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.