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Water Quality & Laboratory

NPDES CA0038539, Order R2-2024-0008 — monitoring at INF-003, EFF-002, EFF-002B and EFF-003 — April 2026

Permit headroom6.95 / 12.50 MGD — 44.4% headroom
NPDES CA0038539

Key insights — Apr 26

Derived from this page’s source data
Compliance

Zero permit exceedances this month

All 180 analyses against Order R2-2024-0008 at INF-003, EFF-002, EFF-002B and EFF-003.

Removal

CBOD 95.7% / TSS 95.8%

Both well above the 85% permit floor; CBOD moved +0.8 pts from Mar 26.

I&I

Inflow and infiltration at 14% of base flow

Wet-weather derived flow is the leading driver of peak-day loading on the plant.

Lab quality

100.0% QC acceptance, 100.0% within hold time

2 regulatory reports due inside the next 31 days.

Permit exceedances
0
30 of 30 days compliant
CBOD removal
95.7%
85% permit floor
TSS removal
95.8%
85% permit floor
Samples analyzed
180
100.0% within holding time
QC acceptance
100.0%
batch QC passing

CBOD5 — effluent control chart

Monthly Average limit 25 mg/L

Method SM 5210B · amber line marks 90% of the permit limit (internal action level)

TSS — effluent control chart

Monthly Average limit 30 mg/L

Method SM 2540D · amber line marks 90% of the permit limit (internal action level)

Ammonia as N — effluent control chart

Weekly Average limit 4 mg/L

Method EPA 350.1 · amber line marks 90% of the permit limit (internal action level)

Enterococcus — effluent control chart

Daily Maximum limit 104 MPN/100mL

Method SM 9230C · amber line marks 90% of the permit limit (internal action level)

Influent vs. effluent loading and removal efficiency

24 months

Base flow vs. inflow & infiltration

I&I ratio 14.5% of base flow

Sample results register

180 results this period
Sample IDCollectedLocationTypeParameterResultPermit limitLimit typeMethodQualifierAnalyst
S-26-04-000104/01/2026EFF-00224-hr CompositeCBOD56.4 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BT. Nguyen
S-26-04-000204/02/2026EFF-00224-hr CompositeCBOD514.9 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BM. Delgado
S-26-04-000304/03/2026INF-00324-hr CompositeCBOD516.9 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BR. Okafor
S-26-04-000404/04/2026EFF-002B24-hr CompositeCBOD511.5 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BK. Baptiste
S-26-04-000504/05/2026EFF-00324-hr CompositeCBOD59.8 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BR. Okafor
S-26-04-000604/06/2026INF-00324-hr CompositeCBOD510.7 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BR. Okafor
S-26-04-000704/07/2026EFF-00224-hr CompositeCBOD511.8 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BT. Nguyen
S-26-04-000804/08/2026EFF-00224-hr CompositeCBOD58.6 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BT. Nguyen
S-26-04-000904/09/2026INF-00324-hr CompositeCBOD56.1 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BR. Okafor
S-26-04-001004/10/2026EFF-00224-hr CompositeCBOD517 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BR. Okafor
S-26-04-001104/11/2026EFF-00324-hr CompositeCBOD510.5 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BM. Delgado
S-26-04-001204/12/2026EFF-00324-hr CompositeCBOD513.9 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BR. Okafor
S-26-04-001304/13/2026INF-00324-hr CompositeCBOD517.4 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BT. Nguyen
S-26-04-001404/14/2026EFF-00324-hr CompositeCBOD511.8 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BR. Okafor
S-26-04-001504/15/2026EFF-00324-hr CompositeCBOD517.6 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BR. Okafor
S-26-04-001604/16/2026RW-00124-hr CompositeCBOD513.8 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BK. Baptiste
S-26-04-001704/17/2026EFF-002B24-hr CompositeCBOD511 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BK. Baptiste
S-26-04-001804/18/2026EFF-00324-hr CompositeCBOD55.3 mg/L25 mg/LMonthly AverageSM 5210BS. Whitfield
Showing 18 of 180 rows

Instrument calibration & QA/QC

InstrumentCalibrationNext dueStatus
Hach DR6000 SpectrophotometerCurrent06/12/2026Pass
YSI ProDSS MultiparameterCurrent05/28/2026Pass
Thermo Orion pH MeterCurrent05/09/2026Pass
IDEXX Quanti-Tray SealerCurrent07/01/2026Pass
Mettler Toledo Analytical BalanceDue in 6 days05/06/2026Watch
BOD Incubator #2Current08/19/2026Pass

Laboratory operates under ELAP accreditation; the triennial site visit is scheduled for August 2026.

Regulatory reporting calendar

ReportDueDays remainingStatus
Monthly Self-Monitoring Report (SMR)05/30/202630In preparation
CIWQS SSO Certification05/15/202615On track
Pretreatment Annual Report06/30/202661Not started
Biosolids Annual Report (EPA Form)02/19/2027295Not started
Annual Self-Monitoring Report03/01/2027305Not started
Recycled water production
Illustrative data generated for demonstration purposes — not West County Wastewater records. Prepared by BI Consulting Services.