Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0036927
VETERANS CENTER WWTF, Rio Grande County, CO: NPDES CO0036927 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 30Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VETERANS CENTER WWTF, held by Monte Vista City of, holds NPDES permit CO0036927, which discharges to Rio Grande River. EPA’s file records it issued March 19, 2008 and expiring April 30, 2013. 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 | VETERANS CENTER WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Monte Vista City of |
| NPDES ID | CO0036927 |
| 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 | March 19, 2008 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2013 |
| Address | Rio Grande County, CO 81144 |
| Receiving water | RIO GRANDE RIVER |
| Subwatershed | 130100020706 (HUC 130100020706) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 34Pollutants on file
- 30Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, potentially dissolved | 4 | 57 | 45 | June 30, 2026 | 1,202% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 20 | 20 | November 30, 2019 | 130% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 19 | 19 | January 31, 2009 | 156% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 6 | 5 | November 30, 2010 | 233% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 6 | 5 | September 30, 2021 | 99,999% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 6 | 5 | September 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 51 | 3 | 3 | October 31, 2006 | 60% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2001 | 19% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2001 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2009 | 23% over the limit |
| Cadmium, potentially dissolvd | 6 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, potentially dissolved | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, potentially dissolvd | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, potentially dissolved | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, potentially dissolvd | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total [as Mo] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | 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 15, 2026.