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Pa Amer Water Co

Sewerage Systems, major discharger, Scranton, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0026492, in force until Sep 30, 2030. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last October 2025), 72 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: form A monthly (65 values), form Q quarterly, form Z yearly
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
1 value over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 13 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimit
October 2025Coliform, fecal general, geometric mean> 13 #/100mL≤ 2000 #/100mL
October 2025Coliform, fecal general, instantaneous maximum> 2419.2 #/100mL≤ 10000 #/100mL

Limits in force (84)

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. Cweekly averagereport only (mg/L)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≤ 6255 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 9380 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedweekly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 9 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 3 mg/LMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 1875 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 625 lb/dMay–Oct
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Chloride [as Cl]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Chloride [as Cl]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Sulfate, total [as SO4]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Sulfate, total [as SO4]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Arsenic, total [as As]monthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Arsenic, total [as As]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Boron, total [as B]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Boron, total [as B]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Cadmium, total [as Cd]monthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Cadmium, total [as Cd]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Copper, total [as Cu]monthly average≤ 16.2 ug/Lall year
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximum≤ 21.7 ug/Lall year
Iron, total [as Fe]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Iron, total [as Fe]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Manganese, total [as Mn]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Manganese, total [as Mn]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Zinc, total [as Zn]monthly average≤ .13 mg/Lall year
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximum≤ .18 mg/Lall year
Aluminum, total [as Al]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Aluminum, total [as Al]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Dichlorobromomethanemonthly average≤ 2.86 ug/Lall year
Dichlorobromomethanedaily maximum≤ 5.72 ug/Lall year
Chloroformquarterly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Chloroformdaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Acroleinmonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Acroleindaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Chlorodibromomethanemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
Chlorodibromomethanedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year
Aldrinquarterly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
.beta.-BHCquarterly averagereport only (ug/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≤ 1.33 mg/Lall year
E. coliinstantaneous maximumreport only (#/100mL)all year
Cyanide, free availablemonthly average≤ 7.43 ug/Lall year
Cyanide, free availabledaily maximum≤ 11.6 ug/Lall year
Nitrogen, Totalmonthly totalreport only (lb)all year
Nitrogen, Totalannual totalreport only (lb)all year
Nitrogen, Totalannual total≤ 365292 lball year
Nitrogen, Ammonia Totalmonthly totalreport only (lb)all year
Nitrogen, Ammonia Totalannual totalreport only (lb)all year
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Totalmonthly totalreport only (lb)all year
Nitrite Plus Nitrate Totalmonthly totalreport only (lb)all year
Phosphorus, Totalmonthly totalreport only (lb)all year
Phosphorus, Totalannual totalreport only (lb)all year
Phosphorus, Totalannual total≤ 48706 lball year
Solids, total dissolvedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total dissolveddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Bromide [as Br]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Bromide [as Br]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all 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≤ 18 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 27 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 3750 lb/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 5600 lb/dall year
1,4-Dioxanemonthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year
1,4-Dioxanedaily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year

New limits from Oct 1, 2028

ParameterNew limitNew or tighterMedian, last 12 months× new limit
Acrolein, daily maximum4.02 ug/Lnew1 ug/L (9 values, 9 below detection)—
Acrolein, monthly average3 ug/Lnew1 ug/L (9 values, 8 below detection)—
Cadmium, total [as Cd], daily maximum0.85 ug/Lnew0.4 ug/L (9 values, 9 below detection)—
Cadmium, total [as Cd], monthly average0.55 ug/Lnew0.4 ug/L (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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