Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTG130007
CRESTON NAT FISH HATCHERY, Creston, MT: NPDES MTG130007 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CRESTON NAT FISH HATCHERY, held by USFWS CRESTON FISH HATCHERY, holds NPDES permit MTG130007, which discharges to Mill Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 23, 2011 and expiring June 30, 2016. 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 | CRESTON NAT FISH HATCHERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | USFWS CRESTON FISH HATCHERY |
| NPDES ID | MTG130007 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Issued | August 23, 2011 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | MONTANA DEQ |
| Address | Creston, MT 59901 |
| Receiving water | MILL CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Mill Creek (HUC 170102080106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 rate | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Fish feed used | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, dissolved [as Al] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MTG130007.
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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| July 23, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 23, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
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.