Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IA0072621
LUCAS CITY OF STP (RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION), Lucas, IA: NPDES IA0072621 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LUCAS CITY OF STP (RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION), held by RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION, holds NPDES permit IA0072621. EPA’s file records it issued September 1, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | LUCAS CITY OF STP (RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RATHBUN REGIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION |
| NPDES ID | IA0072621 |
| 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 | September 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Lucas, IA 50151 |
| Subwatershed | Stephens State Forest-White Breast Creek (HUC 071000081304) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 29 | 29 | January 31, 2009 | 3,158% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 7 | 6 | June 30, 2023 | 167% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 5 | April 30, 2020 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 5 | 4 | 4 | May 31, 2025 | 142% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 3 | 2 | April 30, 2013 | 188% over the limit |
| E. coli | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Depth of pond or reservoir in feet | 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 IA0072621.
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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.