CITY OF FORT DODGE

NPDES permit IA0044849 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2030-12-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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

0values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
0of 11 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31.

Reporting

Reports are due about 15 days after each monitoring period ends (the most common figure among IA permits in EPA's filings — check your permit).

Limits in force (90)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]DAILY MN >= 4 mg/L all year
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 >= 6.3 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 <= 54 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 126 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspended30DA AVG <= 6755 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspended7 DA AVG <= 15763 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 <= 3.3 mg/L Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 12.3 mg/L Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 14.1 mg/L Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 3.1 mg/L Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 2.9 mg/L Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 8.9 mg/L Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 8.4 mg/L Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 4.3 mg/L May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 2.8 mg/L Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 5 mg/L Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 5.6 mg/L Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 7 mg/L Mar
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 15.1 mg/L Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 16.3 mg/L Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 15.6 mg/L Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 12.6 mg/L Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 15.2 mg/L Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 16.8 mg/L Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 15.4 mg/L Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 15.9 mg/L May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 13.6 mg/L Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 16.5 mg/L Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 16.6 mg/L Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 15.7 mg/L Mar
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 312 lb/d Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1049.3 lb/d Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 1207.1 lb/d Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 275 lb/d Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 277 lb/d Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 759.6 lb/d Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 713.7 lb/d Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 401 lb/d May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 250 lb/d Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 465.7 lb/d Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 477.3 lb/d Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30DA AVG <= 626.4 lb/d Mar
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 876 lb/d Sep
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 1981 lb/d Jan
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 1872 lb/d Feb
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 713 lb/d Jul
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 976 lb/d Jun
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 2059 lb/d Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 1889 lb/d Nov
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 1689 lb/d May
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 763 lb/d Aug
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 2018 lb/d Apr
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 2025 lb/d Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX <= 1906 lb/d Mar
001Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]30DA AVG <= 3800 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]DAILY MX <= 6220 lb/d all year
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
001Chloride [as Cl]30DA AVG <= 632 mg/L all year
001Chloride [as Cl]DAILY MX <= 658 mg/L all year
001Chloride [as Cl]30DA AVG <= 65651 lb/d all year
001Chloride [as Cl]DAILY MX <= 80710 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 <= 43 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7 DA AVG <= 104 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]30DA AVG <= 5379 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7 DA AVG <= 13010 lb/d all year

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