Crescent City, City of

NPDES permit CA0022756 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2029-01-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

3values over a limit
42required values missing, on 2 form(s)
0of 5 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-06-30. Most often over: DDT (1), Coliform, total general (1), pH (1).

Reporting

Reports are due about 32 days after each monitoring period ends (the most common figure among CA permits in EPA's filings — check your permit).

Limits in force (147)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
EFF1TurbidityMO AVG <= 75 NTU all year
EFF1TurbidityWKLY AVG <= 100 NTU all year
EFF1TurbidityINST MAX <= 225 NTU all year
EFF1RadioactivityDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
EFF1BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
EFF1pHINST MIN >= 6 SU all year
EFF1pHINST MAX <= 9 SU all year
EFF1Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
EFF1Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
EFF1Solids, settleableMO AVG <= 1 mL/L all year
EFF1Solids, settleableWKLY AVG <= 1.5 mL/L all year
EFF1Solids, settleableINST MAX <= 3 mL/L all year
EFF1Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 72 mg/L all year
EFF1Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]INST MAX <= 180 mg/L all year
EFF1Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]6A <= 18 mg/L all year
EFF1Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Cyanide, total [as CN]DAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Arsenic, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Selenium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Thallium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]DAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]DAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chromium, trivalent [as Cr]DAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Nickel, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Silver total recoverableDAILY MX <= 79 ug/L all year
EFF1Silver total recoverableINST MAX <= 200 ug/L all year
EFF1Silver total recoverable6A <= 16 ug/L all year
EFF1Silver total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Zinc, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Cadmium, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Lead, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Copper, total recoverableDAILY MX <= 300 ug/L all year
EFF1Copper, total recoverableINST MAX <= 840 ug/L all year
EFF1Copper, total recoverable6A <= 32 ug/L all year
EFF1Copper, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Antimony, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Oil and greaseMO AVG <= 24 mg/L all year
EFF1Oil and greaseWKLY AVG <= 40 mg/L all year
EFF1Oil and greaseINST MAX <= 75 mg/L all year
EFF12-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenolDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1TributyltinDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs]DAILY MX report only all year
EFF1DichlorobromomethaneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Carbon tetrachlorideDAILY MX report only all year
EFF11,2-DichloroethaneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1DibromochloromethaneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1ChloroformDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1TolueneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1BenzeneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1AcroleinDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1AcrylonitrileDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Bis[2-chloroethyl] etherDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Bis[2-chloroethoxy]methaneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Bis[2-chloroisopropyl] etherDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1ChlorobenzeneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Diethyl phthalateDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Dimethyl phthalateDAILY MX report only all year
EFF11,2-DiphenylhydrazineDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1EthylbenzeneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1FluorantheneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1HexachlorocyclopentadieneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1HexachlorobutadieneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1HexachloroethaneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1IsophoroneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Methylene chlorideDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1N-Nitrosodi-N-propylamineDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1N-NitrosodiphenylamineDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1N-Nitrosodimethylamine [NDMA]DAILY MX report only all year
EFF1NitrobenzeneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1TetrachloroethyleneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF11,1-DichloroethyleneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF11,1,1-TrichloroethaneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF11,1,2-TrichloroethaneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF11,1,2,2-TetrachloroethaneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF11,4-DichlorobenzeneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF12,4-DinitrotolueneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF12,4-DinitrophenolDAILY MX report only all year
EFF12,4,6-TrichlorophenolDAILY MX report only all year
EFF13,3'-DichlorobenzidineDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]DAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Di-n-butyl phthalateDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1BenzidineDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Vinyl chlorideDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1TrichloroethyleneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1AldrinDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chlordane [tech mix. and metabolites]DAILY MX report only all year
EFF1DDTMO AVG <= .0051 ug/L all year
EFF1DDT/DDD/DDE, sum of p,p' & o,p' isomersDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1DieldrinMO AVG <= .0012 ug/L all year
EFF1DieldrinDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Endosulfan, totalDAILY MX <= .54 ug/L all year
EFF1Endosulfan, totalINST MAX <= .81 ug/L all year
EFF1Endosulfan, total6A <= .27 ug/L all year
EFF1Endosulfan, totalDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1EndrinDAILY MX <= .12 ug/L all year
EFF1EndrinINST MAX <= .18 ug/L all year
EFF1Endrin6A <= .06 ug/L all year
EFF1EndrinDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1ToxapheneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1HeptachlorMO AVG <= .0051 ug/L all year
EFF1HeptachlorDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Heptachlor epoxideDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1HexachlorobenzeneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
EFF1Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= 240 ug/L all year
EFF1Chlorine, total residualINST MAX <= 1800 ug/L all year
EFF1Chlorine, total residual6A <= 60 ug/L all year
EFF1Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs], sum of AroclorsDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1EnterococciGEO MEAN <= 30 CFU/100mL all year
EFF1EnterococciSINGSAMP <= 110 CFU/100mL all year
EFF1Mercury, total recoverableDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Phenols, chlorinatedDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Coliform, fecal general30DA GM <= 200 MPN/100mL all year
EFF1Coliform, total generalMO MED <= 70 MPN/100mL all year
EFF1Coliform, total general90TH % <= 230 MPN/100mL all year
EFF11,3-DichloropropeneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Hexachlorocyclohexane, totalDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Phenolic compounds, unchlorinatedDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1HalomethanesDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1BOD, 5-day, percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
EFF1Solids, suspended percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
EFF1DichlorobenzeneDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1TCDD equivalentsDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd, Survival Endpt %Effect, Growth Endpt Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, StatR7d A affinisDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd, Survival Endpt %Effect, Growth Endpt Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, StatR7d A affinisMO MED report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd, Survival Endpt %Effect, Growth Endpt Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, StatR7d A affinisDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Larval Development Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr Mytilus sppDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Larval Development Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr Mytilus sppMO MED report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Larval Development Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr Mytilus sppDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Fertilization Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static40min S purpuratusDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Fertilization Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static40min S purpuratusMO MED report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Fertilization Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static40min S purpuratusDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Fertilization Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static40min D excentricusDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Fertilization Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static40min D excentricusMO MED report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Fertilization Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static40min D excentricusDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Germination Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr M pyriferaDAILY MX report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Germination Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr M pyriferaMO MED report only all year
EFF1Chronic Mthd Germination Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr M pyriferaDAILY MX report only all year
INF1BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG report only all year
INF1BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX report only all year
INF1Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
INF1Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
INF1Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
INF1Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year

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