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Fountain Sanitation District

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Fountain, Colorado. NPDES permit CO0020532 expired Apr 30, 2020; 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 (19 values), outfall 001 form Q quarterly (6 values), outfall 300 form I monthly (10 values), outfall 001 form P yearly, outfall 001 form W twice a year
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 31 reports late

Limits in force (71)

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 average≤ 15.5 mg/LJan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 15.5 mg/LFeb001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 9 mg/LNov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 15 mg/LDec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 6 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 15.5 mg/LMar001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 10 mg/LMay001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 11 mg/LJun001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 11 mg/LJul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 13 mg/LAug001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 10 mg/LSep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 7.3 mg/LOct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 32 mg/LJan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 25 mg/LFeb001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 20 mg/LNov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 20 mg/LDec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 10 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 28 mg/LMar001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 10 mg/LMay001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 15 mg/LJun001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 30 mg/LJul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 30 mg/LAug001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 18 mg/LSep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 15 mg/LOct001
Iron, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Cadmium, total [as Cd]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Lead, total [as Pb]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Molybdenum, total [as Mo]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Nickel, total [as Ni]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Silver, total [as Ag]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Selenium, total [as Se]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Zinc, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Zinc, potentially dissolveddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Zinc, potentially dissolvedrolling averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Selenium, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Selenium, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Oil and greaseinstantaneous maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
Total phenolsdaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30-day average≤ 1.908 MGDall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Chlorine, total residual30-day average≤ .22 mg/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximum≤ .31 mg/Lall year001
E. coli30-day geometric mean≤ 126 #/100mLall year001
E. colimaximum 7-day geometric mean≤ 252 #/100mLall year001
E. colirolling averagereport only (#/100mL)all year001
Cyanide, free availabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport 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
LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubiaminimum value≥ 100 %all year001
LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Pimephales promelasminimum value≥ 100 %all 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

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