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Hamburg Boro Muni Auth Berks Cnty

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Hamburg, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0021601, in force until Jan 31, 2030. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 43 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: form A monthly (43 values), form Y yearly
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 14 reports late

Limits in force (51)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]instantaneous minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 375 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 563 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 20 mg/Lall year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 250 lb/dall year
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Copper, total [as Cu]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Copper, total [as Cu]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]daily maximumreport only (lb/d)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
Chlorine, total residualmonthly average≤ .5 mg/Lall year
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximum≤ 1.6 mg/Lall year
E. coliinstantaneous maximumreport only (#/100mL)all year
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)instantaneous maximumreport only (ng/L)all year
Perfluorooctanesulfonateinstantaneous maximumreport only (ng/L)all year
PCBs Wet Weather Analysisdaily maximumreport only (pg/L)all year
PCBs Dry Weather Analysisdaily maximumreport only (pg/L)all year
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)instantaneous maximumreport only (ng/L)all year
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA)instantaneous maximumreport only (ng/L)all year
Solids, total dissolvedmonthly average≤ 1000 mg/Lall year
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLMay–Sep
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 2000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
Coliform, fecal generalinstantaneous maximum≤ 1000 #/100mLMay–Sep
Coliform, fecal generalinstantaneous maximum≤ 10000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
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≤ 312 lb/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 500 lb/dall year

New limits from Feb 1, 2028

ParameterNew limitNew or tighterMedian, last 12 months× new limit
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP], daily maximum0.076 mg/Lnew0.00297 mg/L (9 values, 9 below detection)—
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP], daily maximum0.95 lb/dnew0.02 lb/d (9 values, 9 below detection)—
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP], monthly average0.049 mg/Lnew0.00296 mg/L (9 values, 9 below detection)—
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP], monthly average0.61 lb/dnew0.01 lb/d (9 values, 9 below detection)—

How strict are these limits?

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

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