Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AK0021474
SITKA, CITY AND BOROUGH OF WWTP, Sitka, AK: NPDES AK0021474 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SITKA, CITY AND BOROUGH OF WWTP, held by SITKA, CITY AND BOROUGH OF, holds NPDES permit AK0021474, which discharges to Sitka Sound (Middle Channel). EPA’s file records it issued November 27, 2001 and expiring January 2, 2007. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SITKA, CITY AND BOROUGH OF WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SITKA, CITY AND BOROUGH OF |
| NPDES ID | AK0021474 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 27, 2001 |
| Expiration date | January 2, 2007 |
| Issuing agency | R10 U.S. EPA |
| Address | Sitka, AK 99835 |
| Receiving water | SITKA SOUND (MIDDLE CHANNEL) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 53 | 30 | September 30, 2022 | 1,500% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 38 | 10 | December 31, 2006 | 22% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 85 | 5 | July 31, 2018 | 15% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 34 | 4 | January 31, 2020 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 81 | 3 | December 31, 2005 | 345% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 13 | 3 | July 31, 2026 | 12% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 32 | 2 | October 31, 2000 | 20% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal, colony forming units | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2026 | 38% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 15 | 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 AK0021474.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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 September 14, 2026.