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Sewage treatment plant, Salem City, New Jersey. NPDES permit NJ0024856, in force until Jun 30, 2029. Last 12 months: over a limit once (last April 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 26 days after each period: form A monthly (61 values)
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
1 value over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 12 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
April 2026Solids, total suspended, weekly average49 mg/L≤ 45 mg/L9%

Limits in force (71)

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]daily minimum≥ 4 mg/Lall year
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]minimum weekly average≥ 5 mg/Lall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cweekly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 126 kg/dall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cweekly average≤ 189 kg/dall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cweekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average minimum≥ 87.5 %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≤ 159 kg/dall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 238 kg/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport 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 average≤ 9 mg/LMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 35 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 17 mg/LMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]1-day averagereport only (mg/L)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 47.69 kg/dMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (kg/d)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 90.08 kg/dMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (kg/d)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Copper, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Copper, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Chlorine produced oxidantsmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Chlorine produced oxidantsdaily maximum≤ .06 mg/Lall year
Chlorine produced oxidantsmonthly averagereport only (kg/d)all year
Chlorine produced oxidantsdaily maximum≤ .3 kg/dall year
1,2-Dichloroethanemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
1,2-Dichloroethanedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
1,2-Dichloroethanemonthly averagereport only (kg/d)all year
1,2-Dichloroethanedaily maximumreport only (kg/d)all year
Tetrachloroethylenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Tetrachloroethylenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Tetrachloroethylenemonthly averagereport only (kg/d)all year
Tetrachloroethylenedaily maximumreport only (kg/d)all year
Trichloroethylenemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Trichloroethylenedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Trichloroethylenemonthly averagereport only (kg/d)all year
Trichloroethylenedaily maximumreport only (kg/d)all 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
Solids, total dissolvedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total dissolveddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total dissolvedmonthly averagereport only (kg/d)all year
Solids, total dissolveddaily maximumreport only (kg/d)all year
Coliform, fecal generalmonthly geometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLall year
Coliform, fecal generalmonthly geometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLall year
Coliform, fecal generalweekly geometric mean≤ 400 #/100mLall year
Coliform, fecal generalweekly geometric mean≤ 400 #/100mLall year
LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)minimumreport only (%)all year
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)minimumreport only (%)all year

New limits from Jul 1, 2027

ParameterNew limitNew or tighterMedian, last 12 months× new limit
Copper, total recoverable, daily maximum138 kg/dnew——
Copper, total recoverable, daily maximum26 ug/Lnew10 ug/L (11 values, 8 below detection)—
Copper, total recoverable, monthly average15.8 ug/Lnew10 ug/L (11 values, 8 below detection)—
Copper, total recoverable, monthly average83.7 kg/dnew——
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily maximum63.6 kg/d (May–Oct)tighter0.5 kg/d (5 values)0.00786×
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily maximum12 mg/L (May–Oct)tighter0.2 mg/L (5 values)0.0167×
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], monthly average6 mg/L (May–Oct)tighter0.1 mg/L (5 values)0.0167×
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], monthly average31.8 kg/d (May–Oct)tighter0.5 kg/d (5 values)0.0157×

How strict are these limits?

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

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