Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WAR311596

CITY TOWNHOMES, Bellingham, WA: NPDES WAR311596 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
3Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CITY TOWNHOMES, held by DeKoster Excavating, holds NPDES permit WAR311596. EPA’s file records it issued November 18, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2025.

CITY TOWNHOMES, Bellingham, Washington: Coverage under a general permit WAR311596, held by DeKoster Excavating; Construction stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued November 18, 2020, term to December 31, 2025, by State.

pH: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Turbidity: 1 limit, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Transparency: 1 limit, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Washington holds 4,744 Construction stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 1,658 were issued before WAR311596. DeKoster Excavating holds 4 permits in Washington.

Other permits held by DeKoster Excavating

SWIFT CREEK FARM, Everson: WAR314224, issued November 18, 2020
WEST MAPLE RIDGE, Everson: WAR315012, issued November 18, 2020
SUMMIT VIEW VILLAGE, Lynden: WAR315120, issued November 18, 2020

Coverages issued nearest WAR311596

November 18, 2020: FILAMENT WEST, Bellevue, WAR311570, held by W.G. Clark Construction Co.
November 18, 2020: PARADISE FOUND PUD SUBDIVISION, Ridgefield, WAR311572, held by HSR Capital, LLC
November 18, 2020: 25 DEGREES, Kenmore, WAR311580, held by Pulte Homes of Washington, Inc
November 18, 2020: FILAMENT EAST, Bellevue, WAR311586, held by W.G. Clark Construction Co.
November 18, 2020: RAMBLE CREEK PHASE 2A 2B 2C, Ridgefield, WAR311594, held by Holt Holdings WA, LLC
November 18, 2020: LUNDBERG SITE, Kent, WAR311598, held by Carpinito 218th, LLC
November 18, 2020: JANICKI BUILDING 12, Hamilton, WAR311599, held by Chad Fisher Construction
November 18, 2020: THE VILLAGIO, Vancouver, WAR311604, held by DR Horton
November 18, 2020: CLOVERHILL PHASE 3B, Ridgefield, WAR311605, held by Newberry LLC
November 18, 2020: PARK SLOPE DEVELOPMENT, Bellingham, WAR311609, held by Greenbriar Corporation

CITY TOWNHOMES among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 70 discharge permits in the Squalicum Creek-Frontal Bellingham Bay subwatershed (HUC 171100040601), WAR311596 among them.

Other permits in the Squalicum Creek-Frontal Bellingham Bay subwatershed (HUC 171100040601)

215 PRINCE AVENUE, Bellingham: WAR312409, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
AFFINITY AT BELLINGHAM, Bellingham: WAR302201, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2015
ALL AMERICAN MARINE, Bellingham: WAR315431, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2029
AMRIZE STONERIDGE, Bellingham: WAG503343, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2026
BAKERVIEW INDUSTRIAL STORAGE, Bellingham: WAR313799, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
BELL LUMBER & POLE COMPANY, Bellingham: WA0030813, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2023
BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT, Bellingham: WAR045708, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2024
BELLINGHAM STP, Bellingham: WA0023744, major permit, permit term to June 30, 2019
BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Bellingham: WAR045702, minor permit, permit term to July 31, 2024
BELLIS FAIR BUILDING 1 – FAMILY HOUSING & ELC, Bellingham: WAR314128, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025

Identity

Facility as filed	CITY TOWNHOMES
Permittee as filed	DeKoster Excavating
NPDES ID	WAR311596
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Construction stormwater
Issued	November 18, 2020
Expiration date	December 31, 2025
Issuing agency	State
Address	Bellingham, WA 98226
Subwatershed	Squalicum Creek-Frontal Bellingham Bay (HUC 171100040601)

Effluent limits and exceedances

3Pollutants on file
3Under a numeric limit
3With a violation of any kind
0With 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
pH	2	40
Turbidity	1	20
Transparency	1	20

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES WAR311596.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES WAR311596.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES WAR311596.

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 WAR311596.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES WAR311596 for CITY TOWNHOMES in Bellingham, WA, held by DeKoster Excavating, a minor discharger under construction stormwater coverage that is administratively continued. The page lists 3 pollutants on file, 3 under a numeric limit, 3 with a violation of any kind, and 0 with an effluent exceedance, within the Squalicum Creek-Frontal Bellingham Bay subwatershed (HUC 171100040601).