Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES COG591165
HIGH COUNTRY LODGE WWTF, Pagosa Springs, CO: NPDES COG591165 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 80Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HIGH COUNTRY LODGE WWTF, held by Elan High Country Lodge LLC, holds NPDES permit COG591165, which discharges to Pond Adjacent To San Juan River. EPA’s file records it issued January 30, 2025 and expiring December 31, 2031. 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 | HIGH COUNTRY LODGE WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Elan High Country Lodge LLC |
| NPDES ID | COG591165 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 30, 2025 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2031 |
| Address | Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 |
| Receiving water | Pond adjacent to San Juan River |
| Subwatershed | Fawn Gulch-San Juan River (HUC 140801010404) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 80Pollutants on file
- 80Under a numeric limit
- 80With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 80 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 78 | 6 | July 31, 2025 | 450% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 28 | 4 | July 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 28 | 4 | June 30, 2025 | 140% over the limit |
| Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated] | 2 | 17 | 4 | September 30, 2025 | 1,150% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 16 | 4 | August 31, 2025 | 567% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Copper, potentially dissolved | 6 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Lead, potentially dissolvd | 6 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 48 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, inorganic total | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, potentially dissolved | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Silver, potentially dissolved | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, 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 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 12 | 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 | ||
| Mercury, total [low level] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 2 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES COG591165.
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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