Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG591103
SAGUACHE TOWN OF, Saguache, CO: NPDES COG591103 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 92Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SAGUACHE TOWN OF, held by Saguache Town of, holds NPDES permit COG591103, which discharges to Malone-Sullivan Ditch. EPA’s file records it issued November 19, 2024 and expiring December 31, 2029. 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 | SAGUACHE TOWN OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Saguache Town of |
| NPDES ID | COG591103 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 19, 2024 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2029 |
| Address | Saguache, CO 81149 |
| Receiving water | Malone-Sullivan Ditch |
| Subwatershed | North Branch Saguache Creek (HUC 130100040704) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 92Pollutants on file
- 92Under a numeric limit
- 92With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 92 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 24 | 9 | April 30, 2026 | 567% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 36 | 6 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated] | 2 | 21 | 6 | March 31, 2026 | 1,150% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 48 | 31 | 1 | January 31, 2025 | 1% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 60 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, inorganic total | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, potentially dissolved | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Silver, potentially dissolved | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, potentially dissolved | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Lead, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Uranium, potentially dissolvd | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, dissolved [as Mn] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, potentially dissolved | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent, potentially dissolvd | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent total recoverable | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 2 | 4 | 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 COG591103.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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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