Non-Compliance Clean Water Act

FROMBERG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY

Quick Summary

•Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
•Assessed $7,000 in total penalties since records began.

Address: 300 RIVER STREET EAST
FROMBERG, MT 59029
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County: CARBON County
Inspections: 1 · last Mar 1, 2023
Total Penalties: $7,000 · last Feb 5, 2025
Registry ID: 110070202573

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program	Type	Violation Date	Return to Compliance	Status
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jul 31, 2025	Aug 31, 2025	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jul 1, 2025	Aug 1, 2025	Resolved
cwa	Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)	Mar 1, 2023	Apr 26, 2024	Resolved
cwa	Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs	Mar 1, 2023	Apr 26, 2024	Resolved
cwa	Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs	Mar 1, 2023	Apr 26, 2024	Resolved
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records	Mar 1, 2023	Apr 26, 2024	Resolved
cwa	Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting	Mar 1, 2023	Apr 26, 2024	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jan 28, 2022	Apr 26, 2024	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jan 28, 2021	Apr 26, 2024	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jan 28, 2020	Apr 26, 2024	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Feb 11, 2019	Jul 16, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Feb 11, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Feb 11, 2019	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved but reported	Feb 11, 2019	Jul 16, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation	Dec 19, 2018	Feb 13, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment)	Dec 19, 2018	Feb 13, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample	Dec 19, 2018	Feb 13, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error	Dec 19, 2018	Feb 13, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation	Dec 19, 2018	Feb 13, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting	Dec 19, 2018	Feb 13, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted	Dec 19, 2018	Feb 13, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records	Dec 19, 2018	Feb 13, 2019	Resolved
cwa	Management Practice Violations - Failure to Conduct Inspections	Dec 19, 2018	Feb 13, 2019	Resolved

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant	Violation	Reported	Limit	Exceedance	Period	Status
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	102.00 mg/L	100.00	+2%	Apr 2025	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	304.00 mg/L	135.00	+125%	Aug 2024	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	304.00 mg/L	100.00	+204%	Aug 2024	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	79.00 mg/L	65.00	+22%	Aug 2024	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	40.00 %	65.00	+71%	Aug 2024	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	79.00 mg/L	45.00	+76%	Aug 2024	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.00 %	65.00	+186%	Apr 2021	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.00 %	65.00	+99,999%	Apr 2019	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.00 %	65.00	+99,999%	Mar 2019	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.00 %	65.00	+99,999%	Feb 2019	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.00 %	65.00	+99,999%	Jan 2019	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.00 %	65.00	+99,999%	Dec 2018	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	60.38 kg/d	32.23	+87%	Oct 2018	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	60.38 kg/d	7.26	+731%	Oct 2018	Open
BOD, 5-day, percent removal	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4.00 %	65.00	+99,999%	May 2018	Open
E. coli, MTEC-MF	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3,050.00 MPN/100mL	252.00	+1,110%	Apr 2018	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	23.17 kg/d	15.44	+50%	Mar 2018	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	35.14 kg/d	32.23	+9%	Mar 2018	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	15.45 kg/d	7.26	+113%	Mar 2018	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	14.41 kg/d	7.26	+98%	Mar 2018	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	61.00 mg/L	45.00	+36%	Feb 2018	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Overdue	61.00 mg/L	45.00	+36%	Feb 2018	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	75.00 mg/L	65.00	+15%	Feb 2018	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Overdue	75.00 mg/L	65.00	+15%	Feb 2018	Resolved
E. coli, MTEC-MF	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	7,306.50 MPN/100mL	630.00	+1,060%	Jan 2018	Open
E. coli, MTEC-MF	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	20,000.00 MPN/100mL	1,260.00	+1,487%	Jan 2018	Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

State Administrative Order of Consent

Clean Water Act · Case MT-FID2896 · Apr 26, 2024

$7,000

State Administrative Order of Consent

Clean Water Act · Case MT-FID 1692 · May 18, 2009

$1,050