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Town of Philipsburg

Sewage treatment plant, Philipsburg, Montana. NPDES permit MT0031500 expired Sep 30, 2020; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 7 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: form A monthly (30 values), form DN quarterly (4 values), form Q quarterly (9 values), form UP monthly (12 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 32 reports late

Limits in force (61)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
Temperature, water deg. centigrademonthly maximumreport only (deg C)all year
Temperature, water deg. centigradesingle samplereport only (deg C)all year
Flow rateweekly averagereport only (MGD)all year
Flow ratedaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximum weekly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 40 lb/dall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximum weekly average≤ 60 lb/dall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
pHminimum≥ 6 SU (alert, not enforceable)all year
pHmaximum≤ 9 SU (alert, not enforceable)all year
pHsingle samplereport only (SU)all year
Solids, total suspendedminimum weekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly maximum≤ 65 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 60 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly maximum≤ 87 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Oil and grease, hexane extr methoddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Jul–Sep
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly average≤ 15.6 lb/dJul–Sep
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, total [as N]single samplereport only (mg/L)Jul–Sep
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]single samplereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]single samplereport only (mg/L)Jul–Sep
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]single samplereport only (mg/L)Jul–Sep
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dec
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Jul–Sep
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dec
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 3.88 lb/dJul–Sep
Phosphorus, total [as P]single samplereport only (mg/L)Jul–Sep
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]single samplereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Arsenic, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Arsenic, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Arsenic, total recoverablesingle samplereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Arsenic, total recoverablesingle samplereport only (ug/L)all year
Lead, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Lead, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Lead, total recoverablesingle samplereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Lead, total recoverablesingle samplereport only (ug/L)all year
Copper, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Copper, total recoverablesingle samplereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Copper, total recoverablesingle samplereport only (ug/L)all year
Chlorine, total residualmonthly average≤ .1 mg/Lall year
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .1 mg/Lall year
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]monthly geometric mean≤ 126 CFU/100mLApr–Oct
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]monthly geometric mean≤ 630 CFU/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]weekly maximum≤ 252 CFU/100mLApr–Oct
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]weekly maximum≤ 1260 CFU/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
Mercury, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Mercury, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Mercury, total recoverablesingle samplereport only (mg/L)Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Mercury, total recoverablesingle samplereport only (ug/L)all year
BOD, 5-day, percent removalminimum≥ 85 %all year
Solids, suspended percent removalminimum≥ 65 %all year

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

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