Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG589039
CHEYENNE WELLS SANITATION DIST, Cheyenne Wells, CO: NPDES COG589039 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHEYENNE WELLS SANITATION DIST, held by Cheyenne Wells Sanitation District No 1, holds NPDES permit COG589039, which discharges to Willow Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 1, 2005 and expiring October 31, 2010. 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 | CHEYENNE WELLS SANITATION DIST |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Cheyenne Wells Sanitation District No 1 |
| NPDES ID | COG589039 |
| 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 | December 1, 2005 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2010 |
| Address | Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810 |
| Receiving water | WILLOW CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Willow Creek (HUC 102600010103) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 71 | 54 | May 31, 2024 | 567% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 29 | 27 | July 31, 2023 | 1,105% over the limit |
| E. coli, thermotol, MF, MTEC | 2 | 47 | 17 | August 31, 2013 | 1,381% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 24 | 12 | July 31, 2010 | 375% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 10 | 108 | 10 | June 30, 2023 | 53% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 42 | 6 | November 30, 2009 | 153% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 65 | 1 | July 31, 2009 | 443% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 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 COG589039.
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.