Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ID0020117
SMELTERVILLE, CITY OF - SMELTERVILLE WWTP, Smelterville, ID: NPDES ID0020117 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SMELTERVILLE, CITY OF - SMELTERVILLE WWTP, held by SMELTERVILLE, CITY OF, holds NPDES permit ID0020117, which discharges to South Fork Coeur D'Alene River. EPA’s file records it issued June 24, 2004 and expiring August 1, 2009. 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 | SMELTERVILLE, CITY OF - SMELTERVILLE WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SMELTERVILLE, CITY OF |
| NPDES ID | ID0020117 |
| 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 | June 24, 2004 |
| Expiration date | August 1, 2009 |
| Address | Smelterville, ID 83868 |
| Receiving water | SOUTH FORK COEUR D'ALENE RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bear Creek-South Fork Coeur d'Alene River (HUC 170103020303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 | 1 | 99 | 86 | March 31, 2004 | 99,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 58 | 40 | July 31, 2026 | 331% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 29 | 27 | November 30, 2014 | 184% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 29 | 26 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 39 | 23 | September 30, 2025 | 286% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 138 | 18 | July 31, 2026 | 1,358% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 2 | 20 | 14 | May 31, 2020 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 30 | 12 | May 31, 2002 | 400% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 5 | 24 | 9 | December 31, 2018 | 17% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 4 | 128 | 8 | June 30, 2014 | 946% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 121 | 1 | September 30, 2008 | 1% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 8 | 1 | March 31, 1989 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 8 | 1 | October 31, 1993 | 800% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Floating solids, waste or visible foam-visual | 1 | 3 | 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 ID0020117.
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 14, 2026.