Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0001511
WATERTON FACILITY, Littleton, CO: NPDES CO0001511 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 30Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WATERTON FACILITY, held by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co, holds NPDES permit CO0001511, which discharges to South Platte River. EPA’s file records it issued September 27, 2007 and expiring October 31, 2012. 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 | WATERTON FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co |
| NPDES ID | CO0001511 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 27, 2007 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2012 |
| Address | Littleton, CO 80125 |
| Receiving water | South Platte River |
| Subwatershed | Chatfield Reservoir (HUC 101900020703) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 68Pollutants on file
- 30Under a numeric limit
- 66With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 68 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 6 | 30 | 12 | December 31, 2006 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 22 | 6 | March 31, 2019 | 122% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 16 | 2 | December 31, 2004 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 0 | 12 | 2 | March 31, 2025 | 440% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as NO2] | 0 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1992 | 60% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 21 | 1 | May 31, 1999 | 11% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 15 | 1 | September 30, 1997 | 2% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 15 | 1 | June 30, 2010 | 0% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 4 | 13 | 1 | March 31, 2019 | 31% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 6 | 1 | March 31, 2007 | 0% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 6 | 1 | March 31, 2007 | 0% over the limit |
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 13 | 2 | 1 | April 30, 2011 | 96% over the limit |
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Hydrazine | 20 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| N-Nitrosodimethylamine [NDMA] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Vinyl chloride | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Trichloroethylene | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Trihalomethane, tot. | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Priority Pollutants | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Boron, total [as B] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Barium, dissolved [as Ba] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, dissolved [as Mn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| .gamma.-Lindane | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDE | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| .beta.-BHC | 0 | 2 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| December 16, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
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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