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Washington's Wapato Wastewater Treatment Plant Granted NPDES Permit

Permit for Wastewater Management at the City of Wapato Wastewater Treatment Plant, situated on the Yakama Reservation in Washington, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency's NPDES program.

Permit Granted for Wastewater Treatment Facility in Washington at Wapato
Permit Granted for Wastewater Treatment Facility in Washington at Wapato

Washington's Wapato Wastewater Treatment Plant Granted NPDES Permit

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently released the ECHO Detailed Facility Report for the Wapato Wastewater Treatment Plant, located on the Yakama Reservation in Washington. This report includes supporting documents from the EPA and is related to the plant's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

The NPDES permit for the City of Wapato Wastewater Treatment Plant is associated with Washington state and is related to the Yakama Reservation. The effective date for this permit is October 1, 2023, and it expires on September 30, 2028, with a permit number WA0050229.

In July 2023, the public comments on the draft NPDES permit were submitted by the Yakama Nation, who expressed concerns about potential impacts on water quality and urged stricter pollutant limits. The response to these comments, weighing in at 364.35 KB, was made available in July 2023.

To provide more information, a revised NPDES Permit Fact Sheet for the City of Wapato Wastewater Treatment Plant was released in April 2023, and a NPDES Permit Fact Sheet for the 2022 draft permit was made available in June 2022. Most recently, a final wastewater permit including a minor modification for the NPDES Permit of the City of Wapato Wastewater Treatment Plant was released on September 20, 2023.

The EPA has also provided supporting documents for the NPDES permit of the Wapato Wastewater Treatment Plant. It is important to note that the plant's NPDES permit is related to the Yakama Reservation in Washington, as well as the City of Wapato Wastewater Treatment Plant itself.

The NPDES permit for the City of Wapato Wastewater Treatment Plant is available for public viewing. For those interested, the permit can be found on the EPA's website. The plant's location on the Yakama Reservation and its commitment to environmental stewardship make it an essential part of Washington state's wastewater management system.

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