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Joint Meeting of Essex Cnty & Union Cnty

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Elizabeth City, New Jersey. NPDES permit NJ0024741, in force until Mar 31, 2030. Last 12 months: over a limit 16 times (last August 2026), 8 required values missing, 4 of 11 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 26 days after each period: form A monthly (66 values)
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
12 values over a limit, 88 required values missing, 11 of 12 reports late

Last 12 months (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026)

All 16 values over a limit
Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
December 2025BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average26 mg/L≤ 25 mg/L4%
December 2025Solids, total suspended, weekly average13022 kg/d≤ 12779 kg/d2%
December 2025Solids, total suspended, weekly average47 mg/L≤ 45 mg/L4%
February 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average minimum82 %≥ 85 %4%
February 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average32 mg/L≤ 25 mg/L28%
February 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], weekly average46 mg/L≤ 40 mg/L15%
February 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average34 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L13%
February 2026Solids, total suspended, weekly average50 mg/L≤ 45 mg/L11%
March 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average minimum83 %≥ 85 %2%
March 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average27 mg/L≤ 25 mg/L8%
March 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average32 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L7%
March 2026Solids, total suspended, weekly average13764 kg/d≤ 12779 kg/d8%
April 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average27 mg/L≤ 25 mg/L8%
April 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average35 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L17%
April 2026Solids, total suspended, weekly average47 mg/L≤ 45 mg/L4%
August 2026Mercury, total recoverable, monthly average< 131.6991 g/d≤ 114 g/d16%

Limits in force (66)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
Temperature, water deg. centigrademinimumreport only (deg C)all year
Temperature, water deg. centigrademonthly averagereport only (deg C)all year
Temperature, water deg. centigrademaximumreport only (deg C)all year
Temperature, water deg. centigrademinimumreport only (deg C)all year
Temperature, water deg. centigrademonthly averagereport only (deg C)all year
Temperature, water deg. centigrademaximumreport only (deg C)all year
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]minimum weekly average≥ 4 mg/Lall year
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]daily average minimumreport only (mg/L)all year
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year
pHminimumreport only (SU)all year
pHmaximumreport only (SU)all year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 8519 kg/dall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 12779 kg/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedweekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year
Oil & Greasemonthly average≤ 10 mg/Lall year
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 15 mg/Lall year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (kg/d)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (kg/d)all year
Nickel, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 401 ug/Lall year
Nickel, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 630 ug/Lall year
Nickel, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 34.1 kg/dall year
Nickel, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 59.6 kg/dall year
Zinc, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 831 ug/Lall year
Zinc, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 1037 ug/Lall year
Zinc, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 128 kg/dall year
Zinc, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 236 kg/dall year
Lead, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 4.7 mg/Lall year
Lead, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 7.4 mg/Lall year
Lead, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 36.9 kg/dall year
Lead, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 68.1 kg/dall year
Copper, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 63 ug/Lall year
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 105 ug/Lall year
Copper, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 18 kg/dall year
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 30 kg/dall year
Chlorine produced oxidantsmonthly average≤ .1 mg/Lall year
Chlorine produced oxidantsdaily maximum≤ .1 mg/Lall year
Chlorine produced oxidantsmonthly average≤ 28.4 kg/dall year
Chlorine produced oxidantsdaily maximum≤ 28.4 kg/dall year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantindividual rolling averagereport only (MGD)all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year
Mercury, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Mercury, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Mercury, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 114 g/dall year
Mercury, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (g/d)all year
Mercury, total recoverablemonthly average≤ .4 ug/Lall year
Mercury, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Mercury, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (g/d)all year
Mercury, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (g/d)all year
Coliform, fecal generalmonthly geometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLall year
Coliform, fecal generalweekly geometric mean≤ 400 #/100mLall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 25 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 40 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 7100 kg/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 11355 kg/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year
LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)minimumreport only (%)all year

New limits from Apr 1, 2028

ParameterNew limitNew or tighterMedian, last 12 months× new limit
Chlorine produced oxidants, daily maximum24.9 kg/dtighter28.4 kg/d (11 values, 11 below detection)—
Chlorine produced oxidants, daily maximum0.088 mg/Ltighter0.1 mg/L (11 values, 11 below detection)—
Chlorine produced oxidants, monthly average0.031 mg/Ltighter0.1 mg/L (11 values, 11 below detection)—
Chlorine produced oxidants, monthly average8.8 kg/dtighter28.4 kg/d (11 values, 11 below detection)—

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: New Jersey's rules and the federal ones.

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