Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WA0026379
CHIEF JOSEPH INC - FAITH FRONTIER MINISTRIES CHIEF JOSEPH FISH FARM, Okanogan, WA: NPDES WA0026379 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHIEF JOSEPH INC - FAITH FRONTIER MINISTRIES CHIEF JOSEPH FISH FARM, held by FAITH FRONTIER MINISTRIES, holds NPDES permit WA0026379, which discharges to Rufus Woods Lake (Columbia R). EPA’s file records it issued July 12, 2012 and expiring August 31, 2017. 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 | CHIEF JOSEPH INC - FAITH FRONTIER MINISTRIES CHIEF JOSEPH FISH FARM |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FAITH FRONTIER MINISTRIES |
| NPDES ID | WA0026379 |
| 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 | July 12, 2012 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2017 |
| Address | Okanogan, WA 98840 |
| Receiving water | RUFUS WOODS LAKE (COLUMBIA R) |
| Subwatershed | Granite Rapids-Columbia River (HUC 170200050210) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 3Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 6 | 157 | 1 | October 31, 2012 | 89% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 9 | 234 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity, % increas over intake | 3 | 78 | 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 WA0026379.
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 15, 2026.