Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OK0029017
FAIRFAX PUBLIC WORKS AUTH, Fairfax, OK: NPDES OK0029017 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FAIRFAX PUBLIC WORKS AUTH, held by Fairfax PWA, holds NPDES permit OK0029017, which discharges to 621200040010 Salt Ck/Trib/Arkansas R. EPA’s file records it issued February 20, 2017 and expiring February 28, 2022. 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 | FAIRFAX PUBLIC WORKS AUTH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Fairfax PWA |
| NPDES ID | OK0029017 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 20, 2017 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | ODEQ |
| Address | Fairfax, OK 74637 |
| Receiving water | 621200040010 Salt Ck/Trib/Arkansas R |
| Subwatershed | Solomon Creek-Salt Creek (HUC 110600060307) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 42 | 12 | June 30, 2010 | 120% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 19 | 11 | October 31, 2025 | 496% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 16 | 8 | September 30, 2016 | 4,325% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 36 | 5 | June 30, 2010 | 42% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 8 | 3 | February 29, 2024 | 405% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 21 | 1 | March 31, 2007 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 22 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | 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 14, 2026.