{"permit":"MT0031801","name":"TOWN OF COLUMBUS                                                                ","state":"MT","as_of":"2026-10-22","source":{"publisher":"U.S. EPA — ECHO / ICIS-NPDES national file","as_of":"2026-10-22","page":"/dmr/p/MT0031801"},"about":[{"label":"What it is","text":"Sewage treatment plant"},{"label":"Where","text":"Columbus, Montana","href":"https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=45.625218&mlon=-109.23836#map=14/45.625218/-109.23836"},{"label":"Last 12 months","text":"Over a limit 7 times, last in September 2026 (pH; E. coli, MTEC-MF; Solids, suspended percent removal). 1 of 37 reports filed late"},{"label":"Permit","text":"In force until Oct 31, 2028"}],"renewal_due":null,"renewal_check":{"offered_because":"application_due_within_18_months","application_due":"2028-05-04","price":"free while piloted","order_page":"https://passage-data.com/dmr/p/MT0031801#renewal","says":"Each limit a renewal could tighten or add, from the state's water-quality standards and the federal rules for this kind of discharge, each cited to its rule, beside EPA's 12-month record; a rule we do not hold is named, never guessed. 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