Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MTX000207
FRENCHTOWN SCHOOL DIST HIGH SCHOOL & JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Frenchtown, MT: NPDES MTX000207 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FRENCHTOWN SCHOOL DIST HIGH SCHOOL & JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, held by FRENCHTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit MTX000207, which discharges to Pond, Mill Crk, Irrig. Ditch, Clark Fork River. EPA’s file records it issued March 21, 2014 and expiring April 30, 2019. 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 | FRENCHTOWN SCHOOL DIST HIGH SCHOOL & JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FRENCHTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | MTX000207 |
| 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 | March 21, 2014 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2019 |
| Address | Frenchtown, MT 59834 |
| Receiving water | POND, MILL CRK, IRRIG. DITCH, CLARK FORK RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Clark Fork River-Roman Creek (HUC 170102040210) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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] | 12 | 80 | 32 | May 31, 2024 | 305% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 14 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 8 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 8 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Water level at sample collection time | 2 | 10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| October 16, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| October 16, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | 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.