Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTG581035
CITY OF THOMPSON FALLS WWTF, Thompson Falls, MT: NPDES MTG581035 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF THOMPSON FALLS WWTF, held by CITY OF THOMPSON FALLS, holds NPDES permit MTG581035, which discharges to Clark Fork River. EPA’s file records it issued December 22, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2022. 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 | CITY OF THOMPSON FALLS WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF THOMPSON FALLS |
| NPDES ID | MTG581035 |
| 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 | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 22, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2022 |
| Address | Thompson Falls, MT 59873 |
| Receiving water | CLARK FORK RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Clark Fork River-Ashley Creek (HUC 170102130514) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 4 | 27 | 27 | July 31, 2022 | 1,821% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 10 | 10 | September 30, 2023 | 87% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 8 | 8 | March 31, 2023 | 89% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 1 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| June 13, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| June 13, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| November 20, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| November 20, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | 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.