Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WA0501490
WHATCOM CNTY CEDARVILLE LANDFILL, Bellingham, WA: NPDES WA0501490 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WHATCOM CNTY CEDARVILLE LANDFILL, held by Whatcom County Health Department, holds NPDES permit WA0501490. EPA’s file records it issued February 16, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023.
WHATCOM CNTY CEDARVILLE LANDFILL, Bellingham, Washington: Individual permit WA0501490, held by Whatcom County Health Department; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 16, 2018, term to May 31, 2023, by State; Solid Waste Landfill.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 43 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2025, largest 150% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 35 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2022.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 23 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2018, largest 199% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 60% over the limit.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 0 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2014, largest 10% over the limit.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 0 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2017, largest 2% over the limit.
- Turbidity, increase over background: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2016.
- Chloride [as Cl]: 1 limit, 31 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow: 1 limit, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Manganese, total [as Mn]: 0 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phenols: 0 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- .alpha.-Terpineol: 0 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzoic acids, total: 0 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 4-Methylphenol: 0 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Turbidity: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, dissolved reactive [drp as P]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Arsenic, total [as As]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Barium, total [as Ba]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Conductivity: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Other permits held by Whatcom County Health Department
- CEDARVILLE LANDFILL, Bellingham: WAR001280, issued November 20, 2019
WHATCOM CNTY CEDARVILLE LANDFILL among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Anderson Creek-Nooksack River subwatershed (HUC 171100040501), WA0501490 among them. Its county holds 327, 4 of them major permits; WA0501490 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Anderson Creek-Nooksack River subwatershed (HUC 171100040501)
- CARBEE HAROLD FARM, Bellingham: WAG994410, minor permit, permit term to March 2, 2022
- CEDARVILLE LANDFILL, Bellingham: WAR001280, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2024
- COWDEN CEDARVILLE, Bellingham: WAG503059, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
- LAND O LAKES FARMLAND FEED LLC, Everson: WAR000207, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2014
- LTI INC, Lynden: WAR000072, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2024
- SEEFELD CORP SMITH CREEK, Everson: WAG503118, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
- SR 542 ANDERSON CREEK CED, Bellingham: WAR302716, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2015
- STEEN RETAIL CENTER, Burlington: WAR011460, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2015
- WHATCOM ROCK KARB PIT, Deming: WAG503262, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
- WOLF HOLLOW APO SUBDIVISION, Bellingham: WAR311415, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
Identity
| Facility as filed | WHATCOM CNTY CEDARVILLE LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Whatcom County Health Department |
| NPDES ID | WA0501490 |
| 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 | February 16, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Bellingham, WA 98226 |
| Subwatershed | Anderson Creek-Nooksack River (HUC 171100040501) |
| NAICS | 562212 – Solid Waste Landfill |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 23With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 | 1 | 43 | 12 | February 28, 2025 | 150% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 35 | 4 | March 31, 2022 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 23 | 4 | May 31, 2018 | 199% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 10 | 4 | February 29, 2024 | 60% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 20 | 1 | January 31, 2014 | 10% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 20 | 1 | November 30, 2017 | 2% over the limit |
| Turbidity, increase over background | 1 | 7 | 1 | November 30, 2016 | |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Benzoic acids, total | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 4-Methylphenol | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, dissolved reactive [drp as P] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WA0501490.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WA0501490.
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 WA0501490.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.