City of Bellingham Public Works

NPDES permit WA0023744 · Major POTW · administratively continued, expires 2019-06-30 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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This permit expired on 2019-06-30 and is administratively continued: its last limits keep applying until a new permit is issued, and EPA still expects the reports.

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

0values over a limit
498required values missing, on 40 form(s)
0of 40 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2025-10-31.

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 (53)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Temperature, water deg. centigradeAVERAGE report only all year
001Temperature, water deg. centigradeMAXIMUM report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CAVERAGE <= 30 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CAVERAGE <= 8582 lb/d all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG <= 12873 lb/d all year
001pHDAILY MN >= 6 SU all year
001pHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedAVERAGE <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedAVERAGE <= 8582 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 12873 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]AVERAGE report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]AVERAGE report only all year
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]AVERAGE report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]AVERAGE report only all year
001Phosphorus, dissolved reactive [drp as P]AVERAGE report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualAVERAGE <= .198 mg/L all year
001Coliform, fecal generalMO GEOMN <= 200 #/100mL all year
001Coliform, fecal generalWK GEOMN <= 400 #/100mL all year
001FlowAVERAGE report only all year
001FlowMAXIMUM report only all year
001Solids, suspended percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
002Temperature, water deg. centigradeAVERAGE report only all year
002Temperature, water deg. centigradeMAXIMUM report only all year
002BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CAVERAGE <= 30 mg/L all year
002BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
002BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CAVERAGE <= 8582 lb/d all year
002BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG <= 12873 lb/d all year
002pHDAILY MN >= 6 SU all year
002pHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
002Solids, total suspendedAVERAGE <= 30 mg/L all year
002Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
002Solids, total suspendedAVERAGE <= 8582 lb/d all year
002Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 12873 lb/d all year
002Chlorine, total residualAVERAGE <= .033 mg/L all year
002Coliform, fecal generalMO GEOMN <= 200 #/100mL all year
002Coliform, fecal generalWK GEOMN <= 400 #/100mL all year
002FlowSingle Rdg report only all year
002Solids, suspended percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
003RainfallMO TOTAL report only all year
003Volume, totalMO TOTAL report only all year
003FlowAVERAGE report only all year
IN1BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CAVERAGE report only all year
IN1BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMAXIMUM report only all year
IN1BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CAVERAGE report only all year
IN1BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMAXIMUM report only all year
IN1Solids, total suspendedAVERAGE report only all year
IN1Solids, total suspendedMAXIMUM report only all year
IN1Solids, total suspendedAVERAGE report only all year
IN1Solids, total suspendedMAXIMUM report only all year
IN1FlowAVERAGE report only all year
IN1FlowMAXIMUM report only all year

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