Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES WA0037168
PUYALLUP STP, Puyallup, WA: NPDES WA0037168 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PUYALLUP STP holds NPDES permit WA0037168. EPA’s file records it issued June 24, 2003 and expiring June 24, 2008. 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 | PUYALLUP STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PUYALLUP STP |
| NPDES ID | WA0037168 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 24, 2003 |
| Expiration date | June 24, 2008 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Puyallup, WA 98371 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Puyallup River (HUC 171100140502) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 32With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 62 | 62 | April 30, 2007 | 162% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 8 | 23 | 3 | January 31, 2020 | 88% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 4 | 9 | 3 | July 31, 2009 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 27 | 2 | January 31, 2021 | 22% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 23 | 1 | June 30, 2006 | 19% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 1 | 6 | 1 | September 30, 2013 | 900% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 3 | 1 | November 30, 2006 | 3% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 3 | 1 | April 30, 2008 | 64% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 2006 | 3% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 0 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2003 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Length of longest pH excursion | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity, Chronic | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, Inorganic | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform, MPN, EC med, 44.5 C | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, floating - visual determination | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease visual | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, dissolved [as As] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Endosulfan sulfate | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| .beta.-Endosulfan | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Endosulfan | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 1 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
| February 11, 2026 | PR: Failure to submit noncompliance report - CSO, SSO, or Bypass [40 CFR 122.41(l)(6) & (m)(3)(ii)] | EP6 |
| February 5, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
| December 8, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| December 31, 2024 | PR: Failure to submit required report within 30 days of applicable due date (Level I) | EP6 |
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.