Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0044849
FORT MORGAN CITY OF, Morgan County, CO: NPDES CO0044849 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FORT MORGAN CITY OF, held by Fort Morgan City of, holds NPDES permit CO0044849, which discharges to South Platte River. EPA’s file records it issued June 20, 2002 and expiring July 31, 2007. 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 | FORT MORGAN CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fort Morgan City of |
| NPDES ID | CO0044849 |
| 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 | June 20, 2002 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2007 |
| Address | Morgan County, CO 80701 |
| Receiving water | SOUTH PLATTE RIVER |
| Subwatershed | City of Fort Morgan-South Platte River (HUC 101900120206) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, inorganic total | 0 | 14 | 12 | August 31, 2023 | 302% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 11 | 11 | March 31, 2022 | 767% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 9 | 9 | December 31, 2022 | 458% over the limit |
| E. coli, thermotol, MF, MTEC | 0 | 4 | 3 | February 28, 2010 | 246% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 2011 | 273% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2023 | 115% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2003 | 37% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2010 | 160% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 3 | 1 | December 31, 2023 | 257% over the limit |
| Selenium, potentially dissolvd | 0 | 3 | 1 | January 31, 2016 | 30% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2021 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, dissolved [as Mn] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | PR: Failure to submit required report within 30 days of applicable due date (Level I) | ST6 |
| December 28, 2023 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.