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Cowlitz County Public Works

Sewage treatment plant, Kelso, Washington. NPDES permit WA0023795 expired Jun 30, 2011; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 15 days after each period: outfall 001 form MM monthly (16 values), outfall INF form MM monthly (8 values)
Last report on file
September 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 24 reports late

Limits in force (50)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Caverage≤ 30 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Caverage≤ 30 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cweekly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cweekly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Caverage≤ 23 lb/dall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Caverage≤ 23 lb/dall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cweekly average≤ 34 lb/dall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cweekly average≤ 34 lb/dall year001
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedaverage≤ 75 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedaverage≤ 75 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 113 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 113 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedaverage≤ 56 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedaverage≤ 56 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 84 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 84 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]averagereport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)Jun–Sep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]averagereport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)Jun–Sep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]maximumreport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)Jun–Sep001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]maximumreport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)Jun–Sep001
Chlorine, total residualaverage≤ 100 ug/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualaverage≤ 100 ug/Lall year001
BOD, percent removal [total]monthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year001
BOD, percent removal [total]monthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year001
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLall year001
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLall year001
Coliform, fecal generalweekly geometric mean≤ 400 #/100mLall year001
Coliform, fecal generalweekly geometric mean≤ 400 #/100mLall year001
Flowaveragereport only (MGD) (alert, not enforceable)all year001
Flowaveragereport only (MGD) (alert, not enforceable)all year001
Flowmaximumreport only (MGD) (alert, not enforceable)all year001
Flowmaximumreport only (MGD) (alert, not enforceable)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Caveragereport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Caveragereport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximumreport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximumreport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Caveragereport only (lb/d) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Caveragereport only (lb/d) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximumreport only (lb/d) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximumreport only (lb/d) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
Solids, total suspendedaveragereport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
Solids, total suspendedaveragereport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
Solids, total suspendedmaximumreport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
Solids, total suspendedmaximumreport only (mg/L) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
Solids, total suspendedaveragereport only (lb/d) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
Solids, total suspendedaveragereport only (lb/d) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
Solids, total suspendedmaximumreport only (lb/d) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF
Solids, total suspendedmaximumreport only (lb/d) (alert, not enforceable)all yearINF

How strict are these limits?

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

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