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Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0026042, in force until May 31, 2031. Last 12 months: over a limit 3 times (last June 2026), 135 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Period ending | Parameter | Reported | Limit | Over by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], monthly average | 1286 | ≤ 834 lb/d | 54% |
| October 2025 | Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], monthly average | 15.45 mg/L | ≤ 5 mg/L | 209% |
| June 2026 | Coliform, fecal general, instantaneous maximum | 1203 #/100mL | ≤ 1000 #/100mL | 20% |
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months | Outfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color [PT-CO units] | quarterly average | report only (col unit (pc)) | all year | 001 |
| Color [PT-CO units] | daily maximum | report only (col unit (pc)) | all year | 001 |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | instantaneous minimum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| pH | instantaneous minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 001 |
| pH | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | weekly average | ≤ 45 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 5004 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | weekly average | ≤ 7506 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 5 mg/L | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 15 mg/L | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 834 lb/d | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 2502 lb/d | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | annual average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | annual average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 001 |
| Chlorine, total residual | monthly average | ≤ .5 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Chlorine, total residual | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 1.2 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| E. coli | instantaneous maximum | report only (#/100mL) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | quarterly average | report only (ng/L) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | daily maximum | report only (ng/L) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | quarterly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | quarterly average | report only (ng/L) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | daily maximum | report only (ng/L) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | quarterly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | quarterly average | report only (ng/L) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | daily maximum | report only (ng/L) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | quarterly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) | quarterly average | report only (ng/L) | all year | 001 |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) | daily maximum | report only (ng/L) | all year | 001 |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) | quarterly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total dissolved | quarterly average | ≤ 1000 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total dissolved | daily maximum | ≤ 2000 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total dissolved | quarterly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total dissolved | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | geometric mean | ≤ 2000 #/100mL | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | geometric mean | ≤ 200 #/100mL | May–Sep | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 10000 #/100mL | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 1000 #/100mL | May–Sep | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | ≤ 25 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | weekly average | ≤ 40 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | ≤ 4170 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | weekly average | ≤ 6672 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | 001 |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | monthly average minimum | report only (%) | all year | 001 |
| pH | instantaneous minimum | report only (SU) | all year | 003 |
| pH | instantaneous maximum | report only (SU) | all year | 003 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 003 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 003 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 003 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 003 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 003 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 003 |
| E. coli | instantaneous maximum | report only (#/100mL) | all year | 003 |
| Coliform, fecal general | monthly average | report only (#/100mL) | all year | 003 |
| Coliform, fecal general | instantaneous maximum | report only (#/100mL) | all year | 003 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 003 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 003 |
| Duration of discharge | monthly total | report only (hr) | all year | 003 |
| Duration of discharge | daily maximum | report only (hr) | all year | 003 |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | instantaneous minimum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 006 |
| pH | instantaneous minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 006 |
| pH | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 006 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 006 |
| Solids, total suspended | weekly average | ≤ 45 mg/L | all year | 006 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 5004 lb/d | all year | 006 |
| Solids, total suspended | weekly average | ≤ 7506 lb/d | all year | 006 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 006 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 006 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 5 mg/L | May–Oct | 006 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 15 mg/L | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 006 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | May–Oct | 006 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 006 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 834 lb/d | May–Oct | 006 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 2502 lb/d | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 006 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | May–Oct | 006 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 006 |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 006 |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 006 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 006 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 006 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 006 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 006 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 006 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 006 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 006 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 006 |
| Chlorine, total residual | monthly average | ≤ .5 mg/L | all year | 006 |
| Chlorine, total residual | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 1.2 mg/L | all year | 006 |
| E. coli | instantaneous maximum | report only (#/100mL) | all year | 006 |
| Solids, total dissolved | monthly average | ≤ 1000 mg/L | all year | 006 |
| Solids, total dissolved | daily maximum | ≤ 2000 mg/L | all year | 006 |
| Solids, total dissolved | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 006 |
| Coliform, fecal general | geometric mean | ≤ 2000 #/100mL | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec | 006 |
| Coliform, fecal general | geometric mean | ≤ 200 #/100mL | May–Sep | 006 |
| Coliform, fecal general | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 10000 #/100mL | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec | 006 |
| Coliform, fecal general | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 1000 #/100mL | May–Sep | 006 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | ≤ 25 mg/L | all year | 006 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | weekly average | ≤ 40 mg/L | all year | 006 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | ≤ 4170 lb/d | all year | 006 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | weekly average | ≤ 6672 lb/d | all year | 006 |
| Duration of discharge | monthly total | report only (hr) | all year | 006 |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| pH | instantaneous minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 007 |
| pH | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 007 |
| Solids, total suspended | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Oil & Grease | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 007 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 007 |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 008 |
| pH | instantaneous minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 008 |
| pH | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 008 |
| Solids, total suspended | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 008 |
| Oil & Grease | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 008 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 008 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 008 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 008 |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 008 |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 009 |
| pH | instantaneous minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 009 |
| pH | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 009 |
| Solids, total suspended | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 009 |
| Oil & Grease | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 009 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 009 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 009 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 009 |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 009 |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 010 |
| pH | instantaneous minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 010 |
| pH | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 010 |
| Solids, total suspended | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 010 |
| Oil & Grease | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 010 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 010 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 010 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 010 |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 010 |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 011 |
| pH | instantaneous minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 011 |
| pH | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 011 |
| Solids, total suspended | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 011 |
| Oil & Grease | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 011 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 011 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 011 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 011 |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | instantaneous maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 011 |
| pH | instantaneous minimum | report only (SU) | all year | 012 |
| pH | instantaneous maximum | report only (SU) | all year | 012 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 012 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 012 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 012 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 012 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 012 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 012 |
| E. coli | instantaneous maximum | report only (#/100mL) | all year | 012 |
| Coliform, fecal general | monthly average | report only (#/100mL) | all year | 012 |
| Coliform, fecal general | instantaneous maximum | report only (#/100mL) | all year | 012 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 012 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 012 |
| Duration of discharge | monthly total | report only (hr) | all year | 012 |
| Duration of discharge | daily maximum | report only (hr) | all year | 012 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 101 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 101 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 101 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 101 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 101 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 101 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 101 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 101 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 101 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 101 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 101 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 101 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 101 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | all year | 101 |
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