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Black Hawk/Central City Sanitation District

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Gilpin County, Colorado. NPDES permit CO0046761 expired Jun 30, 2017; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (20 values), outfall 001 form Q quarterly (14 values), outfall 001 form X quarterly (6 values), outfall 300 form I monthly (12 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 (97)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Temperature, water deg. centigrademaximum weekly averagereport only (deg C)all year001
Temperature, water deg. centigradedaily maximumreport only (deg C)all 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, total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 18 mg/LJun001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 8.3 mg/LAug001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 10.5 mg/LSep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 10.5 mg/LJul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 10.1 mg/LJan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 9.7 mg/LMar001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 10 mg/LFeb001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 11.1 mg/LOct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 11.3 mg/LNov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 19 mg/LMay001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 11.3 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 10.3 mg/LDec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 10 mg/LJan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 11 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 11 mg/LJul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 11 mg/LSep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 11 mg/LOct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 11 mg/LNov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 10 mg/LDec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 80 mg/LJun001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 32 mg/LAug001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 54 mg/LSep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 44 mg/LJul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 43 mg/LJan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 43 mg/LMar001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 40 mg/LFeb001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 52 mg/LOct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 54 mg/LNov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 105 mg/LMay001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 52 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 40 mg/LDec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 43 mg/LJan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 52 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 44 mg/LJul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 54 mg/LSep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 52 mg/LOct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 54 mg/LNov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 40 mg/LDec001
Phosphorus, total [as P]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Iron, total recoverable30-day averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Iron, total recoverable30-day average≤ 3.34 lb/dall year001
Zinc, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Zinc, potentially dissolved30-day average≤ 3.98 lb/dall year001
Silver, potentially dissolved30-day average≤ .36 ug/Lall year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 2 ug/Lall year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ 2 ug/Lall year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ .023 lb/dall year001
Cadmium, potentially dissolvddaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
Manganese, potentially dissolvd30-day averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Manganese, potentially dissolvd30-day average≤ .97 lb/dall 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
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30-day average≤ 2 MGDall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Chlorine, total residual30-day average≤ .017 mg/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximum≤ .027 mg/Lall year001
E. coli30-day geometric mean≤ 199 #/100mLall year001
E. colimaximum 7-day geometric mean≤ 238 #/100mLall year001
Nonylphenol30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Nonylphenoldaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30-day average≤ 25 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]maximum 7-day average≤ 40 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous, percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year001
Solids, suspended percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year001
Oil and grease visualinstantaneous maximumreport only (N=0;Y=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≥ 63 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≥ 63 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
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year300
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]maximum 7-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year300

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