Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTX000148
TOWN PUMP THREE FORKS, Three Forks, MT: NPDES MTX000148 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TOWN PUMP THREE FORKS, held by MAJOR BRANDS DISTRIBUTING INC, holds NPDES permit MTX000148, which discharges to Class 2 Ground Water. EPA’s file records it issued April 28, 2010 and expiring May 31, 2015. 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 | TOWN PUMP THREE FORKS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MAJOR BRANDS DISTRIBUTING INC |
| NPDES ID | MTX000148 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | State-issued individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 28, 2010 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2015 |
| Issuing agency | MONTANA DEQ |
| Address | Three Forks, MT 59752 |
| Receiving water | CLASS 2 GROUND WATER |
| Subwatershed | Jefferson River-Three Forks (HUC 100200050805) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 9 | 56 | 47 | September 30, 2025 | 279% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total, percent removal [%] | 0 | 19 | 19 | June 30, 2026 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| March 7, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 7, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | 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.