Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0026611
SAND CREEK WATER REUSE FACILTY, Aurora, CO: NPDES CO0026611 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SAND CREEK WATER REUSE FACILTY, held by Aurora City of, holds NPDES permit CO0026611, which discharges to Sand Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 20, 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 | SAND CREEK WATER REUSE FACILTY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Aurora City of |
| NPDES ID | CO0026611 |
| 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 20, 2012 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2017 |
| Address | Aurora, CO 80010 |
| Receiving water | SAND CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Sand Creek (HUC 101900030204) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 40Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 35With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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, total general | 0 | 17 | 5 | August 31, 2002 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Cyanide, weak acid, dissociable | 1 | 9 | 1 | December 31, 2008 | 456% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 7 | 1 | March 31, 2001 | 860% over the limit |
| Lead, potentially dissolvd | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, potentially dissolvd | 4 | 48 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, potentially dissolved | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 48 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, potentially dissolvd | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, potentially dissolvd | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total [as Mo] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, potentially dissolved | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, potentially dissolved | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nonylphenol | 2 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 29, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| September 26, 2022 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 15, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| January 15, 2021 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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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