City of Tacoma

NPDES permit WA0037087 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2030-01-31 · 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
38required values missing, on 19 form(s)
0of 62 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 WA permits in EPA's filings — check your permit).

Limits in force (198)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Temperature, water deg. centigradeMO AVG report only (alert) all year
001Temperature, water deg. centigradeWKLY AVG report only (alert) all year
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]MO AVG report only (alert) all year
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]WKLY AVG report only (alert) all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG report only (alert) all year
001pHDAILY MN >= 6 SU all year
001pHDAILY MX <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 15012 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 22518 lb/d all year
001Oil and grease, hexane extr methodSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Cyanide, total [as CN]Single Rdg report only all year
001Cyanide, total [as CN]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Hardness, total [as CaCO3]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Arsenic, total [as As]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Beryllium, total [as Be]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Cadmium, total [as Cd]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Chromium, total [as Cr]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Lead, total [as Pb]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Thallium, total [as Tl]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Nickel, total [as Ni]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Silver, total [as Ag]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Zinc, total [as Zn]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Antimony, total [as Sb]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Selenium, total [as Se]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Total phenolsSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Total phenolsSingle Rdg report only all year
001Phenolics, totalSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001.delta.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Endosulfan sulfateSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001.beta.-EndosulfanSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001.alpha.-EndosulfanSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Endrin aldehydeSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
0014,4'-DDTSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
0014,4'-DDDSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
0014,4'-DDESingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001AldrinSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001.alpha.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001.gamma.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001DieldrinSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001EndrinSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001ToxapheneSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001HeptachlorSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Heptachlor epoxideSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Chlorine, total residualMO AVG <= .091 mg/L all year
001.beta.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001ChlordaneSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001EnterococciMO GEOMN report only (alert) all year
001EnterococciMO MAX report only (alert) all year
001Solids, total dissolvedSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
001Coliform, fecal generalMO GEOMN <= 200 #/100mL all year
001Coliform, fecal generalWK GEOMN <= 400 #/100mL all year
001FlowMO AVG report only (alert) all year
001FlowWKLY AVG report only (alert) all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 25 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 40 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 12510 lb/d (alert) all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 20016 lb/d (alert) all year
001Solids, suspended percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
001Carbonaceous oxygen demand, % removalMO AV MN >= 85 % (alert) all year
BIOpHSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOCyanide, total [as CN]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOCyanide, total [as CN]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOBeryllium, total [as Be]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOCadmium, total [as Cd]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOChromium, total [as Cr]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOLead, total dry weight [as Pb]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOThallium, total [as Tl]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIONickel, total [as Ni]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOSilver, total [as Ag]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOZinc in bottom deposits [dry wgt]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOAntimony, total [as Sb]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOSelenium, total [as Se]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOTotal phenolsSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOTotal phenolsSingle Rdg report only all year
BIOPhenolics, totalSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOPhenolics, totalSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIO.delta.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOEndosulfan sulfateSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIO.beta.-EndosulfanSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIO.alpha.-EndosulfanSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOEndrin aldehydeSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIO4,4'-DDTSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIO4,4'-DDDSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIO4,4'-DDESingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOAldrinSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIO.alpha.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIO.gamma.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIODieldrinSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOEndrinSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOToxapheneSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOHeptachlorSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOHeptachlor epoxideSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOArsenic total, dry weight, sludgeSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIO.beta.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOChlordaneSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOMercury, tot in bot deposits [dry wgt]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
BIOCopper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFBOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMAXIMUM report only (alert) all year
INFBOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG report only (alert) all year
INFBOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMAXIMUM report only (alert) all year
INFBOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG report only (alert) all year
INFpHSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFSolids, total suspendedMAXIMUM report only (alert) all year
INFSolids, total suspendedMO AVG report only (alert) all year
INFSolids, total suspendedMAXIMUM report only (alert) all year
INFSolids, total suspendedMO AVG report only (alert) all year
INFPhosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG report only (alert) all year
INFCyanide, total [as CN]Single Rdg report only all year
INFCyanide, total [as CN]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFArsenic, total [as As]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFBeryllium, total [as Be]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFCadmium, total [as Cd]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFChromium, total [as Cr]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFCopper, total [as Cu]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFLead, total [as Pb]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFThallium, total [as Tl]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFNickel, total [as Ni]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFSilver, total [as Ag]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFZinc, total [as Zn]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFAntimony, total [as Sb]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFSelenium, total [as Se]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFChromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFTotal phenolsSingle Rdg report only all year
INFTotal phenolsSingle Rdg report only all year
INFPhenolics, totalSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF.delta.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFEndosulfan sulfateSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF.beta.-EndosulfanSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF.alpha.-EndosulfanSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFEndrin aldehydeSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF4,4'-DDTSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF4,4'-DDDSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF4,4'-DDESingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFAldrinSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF.alpha.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF.gamma.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFDieldrinSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFEndrinSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFToxapheneSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFHeptachlorSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFHeptachlor epoxideSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF.beta.-BHCSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFChlordaneSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFOil & grease, non-polar materialSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFN-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFN-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFN-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFN-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFHexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluoro-3,5,7-trioxaoctanoic acidSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluoro-4-isopropoxybutanoic acidSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluoro-2-methoxypropanoic acidSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFNonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPerfluorododecanesulfonic acid (PFDoS)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INF4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPotassium 9-chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonateSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFPotassium 11-chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonateSingle Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFN-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NMeFOSA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFN-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NEtFOSA)Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFMercury, total [as Hg]Single Rdg report only (alert) all year
INFFlowMAXIMUM report only (alert) all year
INFFlowMO AVG report only (alert) all year
INFBOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MAXIMUM report only (alert) all year
INFBOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG report only (alert) all year
INFBOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MAXIMUM report only (alert) all year
INFBOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG report only (alert) all year

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