CITY OF TAMA

NPDES permit IA0043681 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2030-03-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

10values over a limit
4required values missing, on 1 form(s)
1of 11 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31. Most often over: Solids, total suspended (3), Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] (3), BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] (2).

Reporting

Reports are due about 15 days after each monitoring period ends (read off this permit's own late-day counts in EPA's filings).

Limits in force (87)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30DA AVG report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX report only all year
001pHDAILY MN >= 6 SU all year
001pHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
001pH30DA AVG report only all year
001pHDAILY MX report only all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG <= 500 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 750 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]30DA AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]30DA AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 26.5 mg/L Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 24 mg/L Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 21.9 mg/L Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 24.3 mg/L Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 27.2 mg/L Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 20.7 mg/L Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 23 mg/L Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 23 mg/L Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 24.9 mg/L May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 24.3 mg/L Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 25.8 mg/L Mar
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 24.7 mg/L Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 26.5 mg/L Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 24 mg/L Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 28.1 mg/L Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 24.3 mg/L Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 27.2 mg/L Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 26.3 mg/L Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 25.4 mg/L Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 23 mg/L Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 24.9 mg/L May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 24.3 mg/L Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 25.8 mg/L Mar
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 24.7 mg/L Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 303.3 lb/d Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 135.6 lb/d Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 103.7 lb/d Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 157.3 lb/d Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 292.4 lb/d Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 98.4 lb/d Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 109.1 lb/d Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 241.7 lb/d Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 179.8 lb/d May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 161.5 lb/d Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 209.5 lb/d Mar
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 257.1 lb/d Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 303.3 lb/d Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 283.7 lb/d Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 342.2 lb/d Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 302.3 lb/d Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 292.4 lb/d Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 316.7 lb/d Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 317.2 lb/d Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 283.4 lb/d Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 297.4 lb/d May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 302.3 lb/d Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 293.5 lb/d Mar
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 307.2 lb/d Dec
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]30DA AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]30DA AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]30DA AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]30DA AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Chlorine, total residual30DA AVG <= .048 mg/L all year
001Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= .048 mg/L all year
001Chlorine, total residual30DA AVG <= .437 lb/d all year
001Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= .437 lb/d all year
001E. coliGEO MEAN <= 126 #/100mL Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
001Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiaDAILY MX <= 1 N=0;Y=1 all year
001Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]DAILY MX <= 1 N=0;Y=1 all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30DA AVG <= 25 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7 DA AVG <= 32 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30DA AVG <= 135 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7 DA AVG <= 135 lb/d all year

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