Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG130011
RIFLE FALLS FISH HATCHERY, Rifle, CO: NPDES COG130011 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RIFLE FALLS FISH HATCHERY, held by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, holds NPDES permit COG130011, which discharges to East Rifle Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 1, 2011 and expiring March 31, 2016. 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 | RIFLE FALLS FISH HATCHERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
| NPDES ID | COG130011 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 1, 2011 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2016 |
| Address | Rifle, CO 81650 |
| Receiving water | EAST RIFLE CREEK |
| Subwatershed | East Rifle Creek (HUC 140100050503) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 6 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 2023 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2007 | 3% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 72 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 6 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahl | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 3 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES COG130011.
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.