Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTR000520
CITY OF FORT BENTON-GRAVEL PIT, Fort Benton, MT: NPDES MTR000520 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 2Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CITY OF FORT BENTON-GRAVEL PIT, held by CITY OF FORT BENTON, holds NPDES permit MTR000520, which discharges to Missouri River. EPA’s file records it issued August 8, 2018 and expiring January 31, 2023. 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 FORT BENTON-GRAVEL PIT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CITY OF FORT BENTON |
| NPDES ID | MTR000520 |
| 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 |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | August 8, 2018 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2023 |
| Address | Fort Benton, MT 59442 |
| Receiving water | MISSOURI RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Missouri River-Fort Benton (HUC 100301021602) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 2Pollutants on file
- 2Under a numeric limit
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 13 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MTR000520.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| June 18, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| June 18, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
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 15, 2026.