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Lower Fountain Metro Sewage Disposal Dist

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Fountain, Colorado. NPDES permit CO0000005 expired Jun 30, 2018; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 2 of 28 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (41 values), outfall 001 form Q quarterly (4 values), outfall 001 form X quarterly (6 values), outfall 300 form I monthly (10 values)
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
1 value over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 32 reports late

Limits in force (126)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30-day average≤ 30 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximum 7-day average≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
pHminimum≥ 6.5 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspended30-day average≤ 30 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedmaximum 7-day average≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)Jan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)Feb001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)Mar001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 31 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 43 mg/LMay001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)Jun001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)Jul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)Aug001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)Sep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 36 mg/LOct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 39 mg/LNov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Jan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Feb001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Mar001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Apr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)May001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Jun001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Jul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Aug001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Sep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Nov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 14 mg/LJan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 14 mg/LFeb001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 15 mg/LMar001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 10 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 13 mg/LMay001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 18 mg/LJun001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 27 mg/LJul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 24 mg/LAug001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 19 mg/LSep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 13 mg/LOct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 11 mg/LNov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]rolling average≤ 13 mg/LDec001
Nitrogen, inorganic total30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, inorganic total30-day average≤ 15 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, inorganic totalrolling averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, inorganic totalrolling average≤ 20 mg/Lall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]rolling averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociabledaily maximum≤ 5.2 ug/Lall year001
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociabledaily maximum≤ 5.2 ug/Lall year001
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociablerolling average≤ .93 ug/Lall year001
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociablerolling average≤ .93 ug/Lall year001
Arsenic, total recoverable30-day average≤ 100 ug/Lall year001
Arsenic, total recoverablerolling average≤ 15.8 ug/Lall year001
Iron, total recoverable30-day average≤ 1000 ug/Lall year001
Manganese, dissolved [as Mn]30-day average≤ 2597 ug/Lall year001
Manganese, dissolved [as Mn]daily maximum≤ 4543 ug/Lall year001
Manganese, dissolved [as Mn]rolling average≤ 515 ug/Lall year001
Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]30-day average≤ 11.9 ug/Lall year001
Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]daily maximum≤ 17 ug/Lall year001
Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]rolling average≤ 2.4 ug/Lall year001
Zinc, potentially dissolved30-day average≤ 352 ug/Lall year001
Zinc, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Zinc, potentially dissolveddaily maximum≤ 393 ug/Lall year001
Zinc, potentially dissolveddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Zinc, potentially dissolvedrolling average≤ 96 ug/Lall year001
Zinc, potentially dissolvedrolling averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Silver, potentially dissolved30-day average≤ 2.5 ug/Lall year001
Silver, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Silver, potentially dissolveddaily maximum≤ 15 ug/Lall year001
Silver, potentially dissolveddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Silver, potentially dissolvedrolling average≤ .49 ug/Lall year001
Silver, potentially dissolvedrolling averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Copper, potentially dissolved30-day average≤ 26 ug/Lall year001
Copper, potentially dissolveddaily maximum≤ 41 ug/Lall year001
Copper, potentially dissolvedrolling average≤ 9.2 ug/Lall year001
Arsenic, potentially dissolveddaily maximum≤ 354 ug/Lall year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 1.1 ug/Lall year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvddaily maximum≤ 17 ug/Lall year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvdrolling average≤ .37 ug/Lall year001
Lead, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 9.1 ug/Lall year001
Lead, potentially dissolvddaily maximum≤ 226 ug/Lall year001
Lead, potentially dissolvdrolling average≤ 2.3 ug/Lall year001
Nickel, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 147 ug/Lall year001
Nickel, potentially dissolvddaily maximum≤ 1276 ug/Lall year001
Nickel, potentially dissolvdrolling average≤ 39 ug/Lall year001
Selenium, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 8.2 ug/Lall year001
Selenium, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Selenium, potentially dissolvddaily maximum≤ 19 ug/Lall year001
Selenium, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Oil and greaseinstantaneous maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
Chromium, trivalent total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 52 ug/Lall year001
Chromium, trivalent total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Chromium, trivalent total recoverablerolling average≤ 8.8 ug/Lall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30-day average≤ 2.5 MGDall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .5 mg/Lall year001
E. coli30-day geometric mean≤ 126 #/100mLall year001
E. colimaximum 7-day geometric mean≤ 252 #/100mLall year001
E. colirolling average≤ 65.4 #/100mLall year001
Nonylphenol30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Nonylphenoldaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]30-day average≤ .011 ug/Lall year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]rolling average≤ .0021 ug/Lall year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]rolling averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
BOD, 5-day, percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year001
Solids, suspended percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year001
Oil and grease visualinstantaneous maximumreport only (abst=0;prst=1)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiasingle samplereport only (tox chronic)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaminimum valuereport only (tox chronic)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaminimum value≥ 100 tox chronicall year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelassingle samplereport only (tox chronic)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasminimum valuereport only (tox chronic)all year001
Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Pimephales promelasminimum value≥ 100 tox chronicall year001
Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity30-day averagereport only (%)all year300
Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity30-day averagereport only (%)all year300
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year300
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximum 7-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year300
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30-day averagereport only (lb/d)all year300
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximum 7-day averagereport only (lb/d)all year300
Solids, total suspended30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year300
Solids, total suspendedmaximum 7-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year300
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30-day averagereport only (MGD)all year300
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year300

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: Colorado's rules and the federal ones.

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