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Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Rapid City, South Dakota. NPDES permit SD0023574 expired Jun 30, 2022; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 1 of 31 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 89 days after each period: form A monthly (31 values), form ME quarterly (18 values), form MI quarterly (18 values), form W quarterly (2 values), form PA yearly, form TS twice a year
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
2 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 35 reports late

Limits in force (103)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
Temperature, water deg. centigrade30-day averagereport only (deg C)all year
Temperature, water deg. centigradedaily maximumreport only (deg C)all year
Flow rate30-day averagereport only (MGD)all year
Flow ratedaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year
Flow rate30-day averagereport only (cfs)all year
Flow ratedaily maximumreport only (cfs)all year
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimum≥ 5 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimum≥ 6.5 mg/LMay–Sep
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily minimum≥ 6 mg/LOct, Nov
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30-day average≤ 30 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30-day average≤ 24 mg/LMay–Sep
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30-day average≤ 28 mg/LOct, Nov
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximum 7-day average≤ 30 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximum 7-day average≤ 24 mg/LMay–Sep
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximum 7-day average≤ 28 mg/LOct, Nov
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year
pHdaily minimum≥ 6.5 SUall year
pHdaily maximum≤ 8.3 SUall year
Solids, total suspended30-day average≤ 30 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedmaximum 7-day average≤ 45 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspended30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 10 mg/Lall year
Nitrogen, total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]30-day averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Cyanide, weak acid, dissociablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Cyanide, total [as CN]valuereport only (ug/L)all year
Cyanide, total [as CN]valuereport only (ug/L)all year
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]valuereport only (mg/L)all year
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]valuereport only (mg/L)all year
Arsenic, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Arsenic, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Selenium, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Selenium, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Thallium, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Thallium, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]valuereport only (ug/L)all year
Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be]valuereport only (ug/L)all year
Nickel, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Nickel, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Silver total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Silver total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Zinc, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Zinc, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Cadmium, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Cadmium, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Lead, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Lead, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Chromium, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Chromium, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Copper, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Copper, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Molybdenum, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Molybdenum, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Antimony, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Antimony, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Phenolsvaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Phenolsvaluereport only (ug/L)all year
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]30-day geometric mean≤ 126 #/100mLMay–Sep
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]daily maximum≤ 235 #/100mLMay–Sep
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 2 tox chronicJan
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 1.2 tox chronicOct
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 1.9 tox chronicNov
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 2.2 tox chronicDec
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 2.3 tox chronicFeb
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 2.4 tox chronicMar
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 1.8 tox chronicApr
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 1.4 tox chronicMay
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 1.3 tox chronicJun
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 1.3 tox chronicJul
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 1.2 tox chronicAug
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiadaily maximum≤ 1.2 tox chronicSep
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 2 tox chronicJan
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 1.2 tox chronicOct
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 1.9 tox chronicNov
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 2.2 tox chronicDec
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 2.3 tox chronicFeb
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 2.4 tox chronicMar
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 1.8 tox chronicApr
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 1.4 tox chronicMay
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 1.3 tox chronicJun
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 1.3 tox chronicJul
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 1.2 tox chronicAug
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]daily maximum≤ 1.2 tox chronicSep
Mercury, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all year
Mercury, total recoverablevaluereport only (ug/L)all 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, 5-day, percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year
Solids, suspended percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year
Oil and grease visualdaily maximum≤ 0 N=0;Y=1all year
Report due [yrmoda]daily maximumreport only (N=0;Y=1)all year
Report due [yrmoda]daily maximumreport only (N=0;Y=1)all year
Report due [yrmoda]daily maximumreport only (N=0;Y=1)all year
Report due [yrmoda]daily maximumreport only (N=0;Y=1)all year
Report due [yrmoda]daily maximumreport only (N=0;Y=1)all year
Report due [yrmoda]daily maximumreport only (N=0;Y=1)all year

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

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