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Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Colorado Springs, Colorado. NPDES permit CO0046850 expired May 31, 2020; 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 (33 values), outfall 001 form P quarterly (13 values), outfall 001 form X quarterly (6 values), outfall 300 form I monthly (10 values), outfall 300 form P quarterly (13 values)
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 36 reports late

Limits in force (99)

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, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 3.5 mg/LJun001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 2.6 mg/LAug001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 4 mg/LSep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 4.7 mg/LMar001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 5 mg/LJan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 3.4 mg/LJul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 5 mg/LFeb001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 4.3 mg/LOct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 5 mg/LNov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 3.4 mg/LMay001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 3.3 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 4.5 mg/LDec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 15 mg/LJun001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 12 mg/LAug001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 16 mg/LSep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 12 mg/LMar001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 12 mg/LJan001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 18 mg/LJul001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 11 mg/LFeb001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 14 mg/LOct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 14 mg/LNov001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 12 mg/LMay001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 11 mg/LApr001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 12 mg/LDec001
Nitrogen, inorganic totalrolling averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, inorganic total95th percentilereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]rolling averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]95th percentilereport only (mg/L)all year001
Cyanide, total [as CN]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Cyanide, total [as CN]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Arsenic, total [as As]daily maximumreport 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
Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]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
Copper, potentially dissolved30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Copper, potentially dissolved30-day average≤ 16 ug/Lall year001
Copper, potentially dissolveddaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Copper, potentially dissolveddaily 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≤ 20 MGDall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Chlorine, total residual30-day average≤ .012 mg/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximum≤ .02 mg/Lall year001
E. coli30-day geometric mean≤ 126 #/100mLall year001
E. colimaximum 7-day geometric mean≤ 252 #/100mLall year001
Nonylphenol30-day averagereport only (ug/L)all year001
Nonylphenoldaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport 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, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, 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≥ 93 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≥ 93 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
Solids, total suspended30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year300
Solids, total suspendedmaximum 7-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year300
Cyanide, total [as CN]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Arsenic, total [as As]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Cadmium, total [as Cd]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Chromium, total [as Cr]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Lead, total [as Pb]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Molybdenum, total [as Mo]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Nickel, total [as Ni]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Silver, total [as Ag]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Selenium, total [as Se]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year300
Total phenolsdaily maximumreport only (ug/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
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)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
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30-day averagereport only (lb/d)all year300
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]maximum 7-day averagereport only (lb/d)all year300

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

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