Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AZ0023655
VIRGIN RIVER DWID WWTP, Littlefield, AZ: NPDES AZ0023655 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 41Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VIRGIN RIVER DWID WWTP, held by Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District, holds NPDES permit AZ0023655. EPA’s file records it issued August 26, 2021 and expiring August 25, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | VIRGIN RIVER DWID WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Virgin River Domestic Wastewater Improvement District |
| NPDES ID | AZ0023655 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 26, 2021 |
| Expiration date | August 25, 2026 |
| Address | Littlefield, AZ 86432 |
| Subwatershed | Town of Beaver Dam-Beaver Dam Wash (HUC 150100100208) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 41Pollutants on file
- 41Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 5 | 41 | 22 | December 31, 2016 | 25,614% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 32 | 8 | September 30, 2019 | 14,713% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 20 | 4 | February 28, 2018 | 297% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 5 | 8 | 4 | December 31, 2018 | 230% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 7 | 3 | September 30, 2019 | 47% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 12 | 2 | December 31, 2011 | 1,820% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 26 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hydrogen sulfide | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 4 Day Chronic Raphidocelis subcapitata (formerly Selenastrum capricornutum) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dibromochloromethane | 1 | 0 | 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 AZ0023655.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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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