Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0021440
FORT LUPTON WWTF, Fort Lupton, CO: NPDES CO0021440 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORT LUPTON WWTF, held by Fort Lupton City of, holds NPDES permit CO0021440, which discharges to South Platte River. EPA’s file records it issued September 18, 2012 and expiring October 31, 2017. 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 | FORT LUPTON WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fort Lupton City of |
| NPDES ID | CO0021440 |
| 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 | September 18, 2012 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2017 |
| Address | Fort Lupton, CO 80621 |
| Receiving water | SOUTH PLATTE RIVER |
| Subwatershed | City of Fort Lupton-South Platte River (HUC 101900030602) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 14With 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, suspended percent removal | 1 | 17 | 14 | May 31, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 10 | 10 | July 31, 2012 | 465% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 9 | 7 | January 31, 2025 | 61% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 24 | 7 | 5 | April 30, 2023 | 95% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 11 | 4 | September 30, 2019 | 39% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 8 | 4 | September 30, 2019 | 678% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 7 | 4 | November 30, 2009 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 9 | 3 | May 31, 2017 | 207% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 10 | 2 | June 30, 2023 | 39% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 4 | 2 | September 30, 2004 | 52% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 11 | 1 | May 31, 2017 | 7% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 8 | 1 | September 30, 2006 | 25% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 3 | 1 | December 31, 2022 | |
| Copper, potentially dissolved | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2003 | 41% over the limit |
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 0 | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| March 17, 2020 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| July 1, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.