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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WA0032239

BELLINGHAM AIRPORT WOODWASTE LANDFILL, Bellingham, WA: NPDES WA0032239 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BELLINGHAM AIRPORT WOODWASTE LANDFILL, held by Port of Bellingham, holds NPDES permit WA0032239. EPA’s file records it issued November 9, 2015 and expiring November 30, 2020.

BELLINGHAM AIRPORT WOODWASTE LANDFILL, Bellingham, Washington: Individual permit WA0032239, held by Port of Bellingham; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 9, 2015, term to November 30, 2020, by State; Solid Waste Landfill.

  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2023, largest 692% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023, largest 374% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2021, largest 70% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, dissolved reactive [drp as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chloride [as Cl]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phenols: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • .alpha.-Terpineol: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • p-Cresol: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Benzoic acids, total: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by Port of Bellingham

BELLINGHAM AIRPORT WOODWASTE LANDFILL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 62 discharge permits in the Silver Creek subwatershed (HUC 171100040505), WA0032239 among them. Its county holds 327, 4 of them major permits; WA0032239 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Silver Creek subwatershed (HUC 171100040505)

Identity

Facility as filedBELLINGHAM AIRPORT WOODWASTE LANDFILL
Permittee as filedPort of Bellingham
NPDES IDWA0032239
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedNovember 9, 2015
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2020
Issuing agencyState
AddressBellingham, WA 98226
SubwatershedSilver Creek (HUC 171100040505)
NAICS562212 – Solid Waste Landfill
SIC4953 – Refuse Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler WAD988471223

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
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]166October 31, 2023692% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C155May 31, 2023374% over the limit
Solids, total suspended111November 30, 202170% over the limit
pH200
Zinc, total [as Zn]200
Temperature, water deg. centigrade100
Oil and grease, hexane extr method100
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]100
Phosphorus, total [as P]100
Phosphorus, dissolved reactive [drp as P]100
Chloride [as Cl]100
Phenols100
.alpha.-Terpineol100
Flow100
p-Cresol100
Benzoic acids, total100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WA0032239.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WA0032239.

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 WA0032239.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit WA0032239 held by Port of Bellingham for BELLINGHAM AIRPORT WOODWASTE LANDFILL in Bellingham, WA, in the Silver Creek subwatershed (HUC 171100040505). The page lists the permit as administratively continued, classed as a Minor discharger, with 16 in that discharger class, 3 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.