Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WA0037095

PACIFIC BEACH STP, Pacific Beach, WA: NPDES WA0037095 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
18Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

PACIFIC BEACH STP, held by GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, holds NPDES permit WA0037095. EPA’s file records it issued October 2, 2015 and expiring October 31, 2020.

PACIFIC BEACH STP, Pacific Beach, Washington: Individual permit WA0037095, held by GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 2, 2015, term to October 31, 2020, by State.

Solids, suspended percent removal: 2 limits, 117 violations of any kind, 117 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2025, largest 96% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 12 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2022, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 9 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2018, largest 186% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2013, largest 33% over the limit.
pH, minimum: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2013.
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, percent removal [total]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate 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.

Washington holds 238 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 123 were issued before WA0037095.

Coverages issued nearest WA0037095

September 24, 2015: LYLE POTW, Lyle, WA0050482, held by Klickitat County PUD
September 25, 2015: CAMAS STP, Camas, WA0020249, held by City of Camas
September 28, 2015: BRIDGEPORT POTW, Bridgeport, WA0024066, held by City of Bridgeport
September 30, 2015: EVERETT WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY, Everett, WA0024490, held by City of Everett
September 30, 2015: KITSAP COUNTY KINGSTON WWTP, Kingston, WA0032077, held by Kitsap Co Dept of Public Works
November 4, 2015: MIDWAY SEWER DISTRICT WWTP, Des Moines, WA0020958, held by Midway Sewer District
November 13, 2015: PORT TOWNSEND STP, Port Townsend, WA0037052, held by City of Port Townsend
November 17, 2015: ROCHE HARBOR RESORT WWTP, Friday Harbor, WA0021822, held by Roche Harbor Utilities
November 30, 2015: TAYLOR BAY STP, Longbranch, WA0037656, held by Taylor Bay Beach Club Inc.
December 11, 2015: EASTSOUND ORCAS VILLAGE WWTP, Orcas, WA0030911, held by EASTSOUND SEWER & WATER DISTRICT

PACIFIC BEACH STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Joe Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean subwatershed (HUC 171001020603), WA0037095 among them.

Other permits in the Joe Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean subwatershed (HUC 171001020603)

SEABROOK DIVISION 11, Pacific Beach: WAR312552, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
SEABROOK DIVISION 5, Pacific Beach: WAR010061, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
SEABROOK DIVISION 7, Pacific Beach: WAR302818, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
SEABROOK DIVISION 8, Pacific Beach: WAR306966, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
SEABROOK DIVISION 9, Pacific Beach: WAR310403, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
SEABROOK DIVISONS 1-4 (PEACH BEACH PUD), Pacific Beach: WAR005355, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025

Identity

Facility as filed	PACIFIC BEACH STP
Permittee as filed	GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY
NPDES ID	WA0037095
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	October 2, 2015
Expiration date	October 31, 2020
Issuing agency	State
Address	Pacific Beach, WA 98571
Subwatershed	Joe Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean (HUC 171001020603)

Effluent limits and exceedances

20Pollutants on file
18Under a numeric limit
10With a violation of any kind
5With 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, suspended percent removal	2	117	117	August 31, 2025	96% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	12	34	18	November 30, 2022	99,999% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]	4	9	9	September 30, 2018	186% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	1	1	August 31, 2013	33% over the limit
pH, minimum	0	1	1	February 28, 2013
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]	1	2	0
Solids, total dissolved	1	2	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	2	1	0
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	1	1	0
E. coli	0	1	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	12	0	0
Flow	5	0	0
pH	4	0	0
Coliform, fecal general	4	0	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	0	0
BOD, percent removal [total]	2	0	0
Nitrogen, organic total [as N]	1	0	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	1	0	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	0	0
Phosphorus, dissolved reactive [drp as P]	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WA0037095.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WA0037095.

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 WA0037095.

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The Pacific Beach STP, held by Grays Harbor County under NPDES permit WA0037095, is a publicly owned treatment works in Pacific Beach, WA, listed as administratively continued with a minor discharger class. The page lists 20 pollutants on file, 18 under a numeric limit, 10 with a violation of any kind, and 5 with an effluent exceedance, within the Joe Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean watershed (HUC 171001020603).