Clean Water Act
CHOTEAU SEWAGE TREATMENT PONDS
Quick Summary
- •Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
- Address
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38 FIRST AVE NW
CHOTEAU, MT 59422
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- TETON County
- Inspections
- 1 · last Jan 25, 2023
- Total Penalties
- $0 · last Sep 21, 2017
- Registry ID
- 110006723135
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 | May 31, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Aug 31, 2017 | Nov 5, 2018 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Jan 5, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Jan 5, 2017 | May 23, 2017 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Jan 5, 2017 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved but reported | Jan 5, 2017 | May 23, 2017 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Jan 31, 2014 | Nov 5, 2018 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Dec 31, 2013 | Nov 5, 2018 | Resolved |
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | Nov 26, 2013 | May 5, 2014 | Resolved |
| cwa | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | Nov 26, 2013 | May 5, 2014 | Resolved |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | Nov 26, 2013 | Jan 30, 2014 | Resolved |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Late Submittal of DMRs | Nov 26, 2013 | May 5, 2014 | Resolved |
| cwa | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | Nov 26, 2013 | May 5, 2014 | Resolved |
| cwa | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | Aug 17, 2010 | Aug 17, 2010 | Resolved |
| cwa | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | Aug 17, 2010 | Aug 17, 2010 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Dec 31, 2009 | Feb 14, 2012 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Dec 31, 2008 | Feb 14, 2012 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Sep 30, 2008 | Feb 14, 2012 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Dec 31, 2007 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Dec 31, 2006 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Dec 31, 2006 | Dec 26, 2007 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Dec 31, 2006 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved but reported | Dec 31, 2006 | Dec 26, 2007 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved but reported | Dec 31, 2006 | Dec 26, 2007 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event unachieved and not reported | Dec 31, 2006 | Dec 26, 2007 | Resolved |
| cwa | Schedule Event achieved late but reported | Dec 31, 2006 | — | Open |
| cwa | Schedule Event reported late | Dec 31, 2006 | — | Open |
| cwa | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | Jun 9, 2006 | Jun 9, 2006 | Resolved |
| cwa | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | May 30, 2003 | May 30, 2003 | 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, suspended percent removal | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 84.20 % | 85.00 | +5% | Aug 2024 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 62.00 % | 85.00 | +153% | Feb 2019 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 77.79 kg/d | 74.00 | +5% | Jan 2019 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 53.04 kg/d | 51.30 | +3% | Jan 2019 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 37.50 % | 85.00 | +317% | Jan 2019 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 81.00 % | 85.00 | +27% | Dec 2018 | Open |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 90.12 kg/d | 74.00 | +22% | Mar 2018 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | -90.20 % | 85.00 | +1,168% | Oct 2017 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 172.12 kg/d | 34.05 | +405% | Oct 2017 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 755.09 kg/d | 51.30 | +1,372% | Oct 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 420.00 mg/L | 45.00 | +833% | Oct 2017 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 93.20 mg/L | 30.00 | +211% | Oct 2017 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 201.36 kg/d | 71.73 | +181% | Sep 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 59.13 kg/d | 47.67 | +24% | Sep 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 120.00 mg/L | 63.00 | +90% | Sep 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 58.50 % | 65.00 | +19% | Aug 2017 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 49.80 mg/L | 42.00 | +19% | Aug 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 161.39 kg/d | 71.73 | +125% | Aug 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 92.00 mg/L | 63.00 | +46% | Aug 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 74.20 kg/d | 47.67 | +56% | Aug 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1,100.00 mg/L | 63.00 | +1,646% | Jul 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1,445.84 kg/d | 47.67 | +2,933% | Jul 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 496.00 mg/L | 42.00 | +1,081% | Jul 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 3,775.46 kg/d | 71.73 | +5,163% | Jul 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 230.00 mg/L | 63.00 | +265% | Jun 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 738.04 kg/d | 71.73 | +929% | Jun 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 273.09 kg/d | 47.67 | +473% | Jun 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 89.00 mg/L | 42.00 | +112% | Jun 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | -53.45 % | 65.00 | +338% | Jun 2017 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 60.00 % | 65.00 | +14% | May 2017 | Open |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 161.71 kg/d | 71.73 | +125% | May 2017 | Resolved |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 9,800.00 MPN/100mL | 302.00 | +3,145% | May 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 64.67 kg/d | 47.67 | +36% | May 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 65.89 kg/d | 47.67 | +38% | Apr 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 96.30 kg/d | 71.73 | +34% | Apr 2017 | Resolved |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 5,412.95 MPN/100mL | 151.00 | +3,485% | Apr 2017 | Resolved |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 13,000.00 MPN/100mL | 302.00 | +4,205% | Apr 2017 | Resolved |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 73,000.00 MPN/100mL | 1,512.00 | +4,728% | Mar 2017 | Resolved |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 10,639.85 MPN/100mL | 756.00 | +1,307% | Mar 2017 | Resolved |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 9,898.46 MPN/100mL | 756.00 | +1,209% | Feb 2017 | Resolved |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 25,000.00 MPN/100mL | 1,512.00 | +1,553% | Feb 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 49.20 kg/d | 47.67 | +3% | Jan 2017 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 62.11 % | 65.00 | +8% | Dec 2016 | Open |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1,277.22 MPN/100mL | 756.00 | +69% | Dec 2016 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 80.09 kg/d | 71.73 | +12% | Dec 2016 | Resolved |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 7,000.00 MPN/100mL | 1,512.00 | +363% | Dec 2016 | Resolved |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 1,092.59 MPN/100mL | 756.00 | +45% | Nov 2016 | Resolved |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 2,700.00 MPN/100mL | 1,512.00 | +79% | Nov 2016 | Resolved |
| Solids, total suspended | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 141.10 kg/d | 103.51 | +36% | Oct 2016 | Resolved |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation | 79.00 kg/d | 71.73 | +10% | Oct 2016 | Resolved |
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 CWA Non Penalty AO
Clean Water Act
· Case MT-FID2009 · Feb 14, 2012
$2,000
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