Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES OR0028789
RICE HILL WEST LAGOON, Yoncalla, OR: NPDES OR0028789 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RICE HILL WEST LAGOON, held by RICE HILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., THE, holds NPDES permit OR0028789, which discharges to Yoncalla Creek (Rm 7.5). EPA’s file records it issued April 17, 2006 and expiring March 31, 2011. 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 | RICE HILL WEST LAGOON |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | RICE HILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., THE |
| NPDES ID | OR0028789 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 17, 2006 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2011 |
| Address | Yoncalla, OR 97499 |
| Receiving water | YONCALLA CREEK (RM 7.5) |
| Subwatershed | Yoncalla Creek (HUC 171003030303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 | 6 | 82 | 56 | March 31, 2026 | 1,060% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 66 | 35 | March 31, 2026 | 330% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 39 | 24 | February 28, 2022 | 1,400% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 20 | 16 | March 31, 2026 | 280% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 16 | 13 | April 30, 2024 | 172% over the limit |
| E. coli | 4 | 26 | 12 | November 30, 2024 | 1,479% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 37 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine usage | 1 | 3 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| November 12, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| November 1, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| March 1, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| March 1, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 15, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 15, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| February 1, 2017 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.