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Cressona Boro Auth Schuylkill Cnty

Sewage treatment plant, Cressona, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0024015, in force until Apr 30, 2030. Last 12 months: over a limit once (last December 2025), 44 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: form A monthly (22 values), form Q quarterly (8 values)
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 16 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
December 2025Solids, total suspended, weekly average53 mg/L≤ 45 mg/L18%

Limits in force (34)

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
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≤ 180 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 270 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 13.8 mg/LMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 83 lb/dMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (lb/d)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Iron, total [as Fe]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Manganese, total [as Mn]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Aluminum, total [as Al]quarterly averagereport only (mg/L)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 residualinstantaneous maximum≤ 1.6 mg/Lall year
E. coliinstantaneous maximumreport only (#/100mL)all year
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 2000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLMay–Sep
Coliform, fecal generalinstantaneous maximum≤ 10000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
Coliform, fecal generalinstantaneous maximum≤ 1000 #/100mLMay–Sep
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≤ 150 lb/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 240 lb/dall year

How strict are these limits?

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

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