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Elizabethtown Boro Lancaster Cnty

Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0023108, in force until Apr 30, 2027. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last February 2026), 53 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (37 values), outfall 001 form Q quarterly (2 values), outfall 001 form Z yearly (5 values), outfall 002 form A monthly (16 values)
Renewal application due
Nov 1, 2026 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 29 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
October 2025Chlorine, total residual, monthly average< .52 mg/L≤ .44 mg/L18%
February 2026Chlorine, total residual, monthly average.54 mg/L≤ .44 mg/L23%

Limits in force (64)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]instantaneous minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 1126 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 1689 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly average≤ 8 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly average≤ 300 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 1 mg/Lall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 37.5 lb/dall year001
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Chlorine, total residualmonthly average≤ .5 mg/Lall year001
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximum≤ 1.6 mg/Lall year001
E. coliinstantaneous maximumreport only (#/100mL)all year001
Nitrogen, Totalmonthly totalreport only (lb)all year001
Nitrogen, Totalannual totalreport only (lb)all year001
Nitrogen, Totalannual total≤ 109500 lball year001
Nitrogen, Ammonia Totalmonthly totalreport only (lb)all year001
Nitrogen, Ammonia Totalannual totalreport only (lb)all year001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Totalmonthly totalreport only (lb)all year001
Nitrite Plus Nitrate Totalmonthly totalreport only (lb)all year001
Phosphorus, Totalmonthly totalreport only (lb)all year001
Phosphorus, Totalannual totalreport only (lb)all year001
Phosphorus, Totalannual total≤ 13688 lball year001
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLMay–Sep001
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 2000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec001
Coliform, fecal generalinstantaneous maximum≤ 1000 #/100mLMay–Sep001
Coliform, fecal generalinstantaneous maximum≤ 10000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 25 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 37.5 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 938 lb/dall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 1407 lb/dall year001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]instantaneous minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year002
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year002
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year002
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year002
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 45 mg/Lall year002
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly average≤ 8 mg/Lall year002
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 8 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec002
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 5 mg/LMay–Oct002
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 1 mg/Lall year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year002
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year002
Chlorine, total residualmonthly average≤ .44 mg/Lall year002
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximum≤ 1.43 mg/Lall year002
E. coliinstantaneous maximumreport only (#/100mL)all year002
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLMay–Sep002
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 2000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec002
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 20 mg/Lall year002
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 30 mg/Lall year002

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

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