Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTG490005
MALTA READY MIX SAND AND GRAVEL, Malta, MT: NPDES MTG490005 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MALTA READY MIX SAND AND GRAVEL, held by BM INDUSTRIES INC, holds NPDES permit MTG490005, which discharges to Dodson South Canal To Milk River. EPA’s file records it issued November 27, 2012 and expiring October 31, 2017. 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 | MALTA READY MIX SAND AND GRAVEL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BM INDUSTRIES INC |
| NPDES ID | MTG490005 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 27, 2012 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | MONTANA DEQ |
| Address | Malta, MT 59538 |
| Receiving water | DODSON SOUTH CANAL TO MILK RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Milk River-Malta (HUC 100500041901) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 46 | 20 | August 31, 2015 | 287% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 0 | 35 | 6 | August 31, 2012 | |
| pH | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 0 | 5 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 25, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| April 25, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| April 25, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| April 25, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| April 25, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 25, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | 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 15, 2026.