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NPDES Permits for Net Pen Aquaculture Facilities Discharging to Rufus Woods Lake in Washington

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Below are EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for the following net pen aquaculture facilities discharging to Rufus Woods Lake (Columbia River) on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation:

  • Pacific Aquaculture Site #1 (WA0026336)
  • Pacific Aquaculture Site #2 (WA0026328)
  • Pacific Aquaculture Site #3 (WA0026719)
  • Faith Frontier Ministries Chief Joseph Fish Farm (WA0026379)

Effective date: May 1, 2020
Permits expire: April 30, 2025 (administratively continued)


  • NPDES Permit, Pacific Aquaculture Site 1, #WA0026336 (pdf) (481.42 KB, April 20, 2020)
    Final discharge permit.
  • NPDES Permit, Pacific Aquaculture Site 2, #WA0026328 (pdf) (481.91 KB, April 20, 2020)
    Final discharge permit.
  • NPDES Permit, Pacific Aquaculture Site 3, #WA0026719 (pdf) (481.09 KB, April 20, 2020)
    Final discharge permit.
  • NPDES Permit, Faith Frontier Ministries Chief Joseph Fish Farm, #WA0026379 (pdf) (480.75 KB, April 20, 2020)
    Final discharge permit.
  • NPDES Permit Fact Sheet, Rufus Woods Lake Net Pen Aquaculture Facilities (pdf) (488.05 KB, February 2020)
    Technical basis for the February 2020 draft permits for Pacific Aquaculture Sites #1-3 and Faith Frontier Ministries Chief Joseph Fish Farm.
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