Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ND0022870
FARGO CITY OF, Fargo, ND: NPDES ND0022870 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FARGO CITY OF, held by City of Fargo, holds NPDES permit ND0022870, which discharges to Upper Red. EPA’s file records it issued December 11, 2018 and expiring December 31, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FARGO CITY OF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Fargo |
| NPDES ID | ND0022870 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 11, 2018 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality |
| Address | Fargo, ND 58102 |
| Receiving water | Upper Red |
| Subwatershed | City of Fargo-Red River (HUC 090201040504) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 44Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 40With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 18 | 47 | 37 | May 31, 2026 | |
| E. coli | 15 | 34 | 31 | May 31, 2022 | 29,421% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 21 | 36 | 18 | December 31, 2023 | 53% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 21 | 28 | 10 | July 31, 2022 | 92% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 12 | 3 | May 31, 2013 | 1,150% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 9 | 3 | April 30, 2016 | 100% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 27 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 18 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Stream flow, instantaneous | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 24 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 20 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 20 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 5 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 12 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales Promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxic Units Static 48HR Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| TU LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Analytical Chemistry | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total phenols | 24 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxic Units Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimphales promelas | 6 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ND0022870.
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 14, 2026.