Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CO0046124
SPRING VALLEY SD WWTF, Glenwood Springs, CO: NPDES CO0046124 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SPRING VALLEY SD WWTF, held by Spring Valley SD, holds NPDES permit CO0046124, which discharges to Landis Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 31, 2010 and expiring April 30, 2015. 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 | SPRING VALLEY SD WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Spring Valley SD |
| NPDES ID | CO0046124 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 31, 2010 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2015 |
| Address | Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 |
| Receiving water | LANDIS CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Fisher Creek-Cattle Creek (HUC 140100040903) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 17 | 4 | May 31, 2014 | 488% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 37 | 12 | 3 | July 31, 2025 | 120% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 8 | 2 | May 31, 2003 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 2 | January 31, 2008 | 180% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 241 | 1 | September 30, 2015 | 29% over the limit |
| E. coli, thermotol, MF, MTEC | 3 | 15 | 1 | September 30, 2014 | 29% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 1 | October 31, 2008 | 560% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| March 15, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| February 23, 2022 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.