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Albany County Water Purification District

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Menands, New York. NPDES permit NY0026875, in force until Feb 28, 2030. Last 12 months: over a limit 4 times (last July 2026), 8 required values missing, 4 of 15 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: form A monthly (29 values), form Q quarterly (3 values), form W quarterly (4 values)
Last report on file
August 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
10 values over a limit, 16 required values missing, 7 of 24 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimit
January 2026Solids, settleable, daily maximum> .1 mL/L≤ .3 mL/L
March 2026Solids, settleable, daily maximum> .1 mL/L≤ .3 mL/L
July 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average> 8 mg/L≤ 25 mg/L
July 2026Coliform, fecal general, 30-day geometric mean> 50.1 #/100mL≤ 200 #/100mL

Limits in force (37)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitdaily maximumreport only (deg F)all year
pHdaily minimum≥ 6 SUall year
pHdaily maximum≤ 9 SUall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 45 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 8800 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspended7-day average≤ 13000 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Solids, settleabledaily maximum≤ .3 mL/Lall year
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly average≤ 15 mg/LJun–Oct
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)Jun–Oct
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (ug/L) (alert, not enforceable)all year
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximum≤ 4 lb/d (alert, not enforceable)all year
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (ug/L) (alert, not enforceable)all year
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximum≤ 12 lb/d (alert, not enforceable)all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly average≤ 35 MGDall year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .6 mg/LMay–Oct
Chlorine, total residualdaily maximum≤ .6 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiamaximum≤ 8.7 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)all year
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiamaximum≤ 54 tox chronic (alert, not enforceable)all year
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]maximum≤ 8.7 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)all year
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]maximum≤ 54 tox chronic (alert, not enforceable)all year
Mercury, total [as Hg]rolling average≤ 12 ng/Lall year
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximum≤ 50 ng/Lall year
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (ng/L)all year
Coliform, fecal general30-day geometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLMay–Oct
Coliform, fecal general7-day geometric mean≤ 400 #/100mLMay–Oct
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 25 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average≤ 40 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 7300 lb/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]7-day average≤ 12000 lb/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Solids, suspended percent removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year
Carbonaceous oxygen demand, % removalmonthly average minimum≥ 85 %all year

How strict are these limits?

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

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