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City of What Cheer

Sewage treatment plant, What Cheer, Iowa. NPDES permit IA0032468 expired Apr 29, 2006; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 15 days after each period: form A monthly (26 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 12 reports late

Limits in force (34)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year
pH30-day averagereport only (SU)all year
pHdaily maximumreport only (SU)all year
Solids, total suspended30-day average≤ 80 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 120 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspended30-day average≤ 213 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 320 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspended30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspended30-day averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 8.7 mg/LJul
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 8.7 mg/LAug
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)Sep
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 13 mg/LJul
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 13 mg/LAug
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)Sep
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 23 lb/dJul
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day average≤ 23 lb/dAug
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (lb/d)Sep
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 34 lb/dJul
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 34 lb/dAug
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)Sep
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant30-day average≤ .32 MGDall year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximum≤ .878 MGDall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30-day average≤ 25 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average≤ 40 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30-day average≤ 67 lb/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average≤ 107 lb/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30-day averagereport only (lb/d)all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year

How strict are these limits?

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

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