PHILA WATER DEPT

NPDES permit PA0026671 · Major POTW · expired, expires 2012-08-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

Check this month's numbers before you file
Watch this permit — $79 a month. Every Monday, from EPA's newest files: the next report due and when, whether EPA's file holds your last one, any change to this permit's limits or status, and the renewal date.

This permit expired on 2012-08-31 and is expired: its last limits keep applying until a new permit is issued, and EPA still expects the reports.

EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

25values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
0of 26 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-06-30. Most often over: Solids, total suspended (11), BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] (8), BOD, carbonaceous [20 day, 20 C] (2).

Reporting

Reports are due about 28 days after each monitoring period ends (the most common figure among PA permits in EPA's filings — check your permit).

Limits in force (81)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]INST MIN report only all year
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]MO AVG report only all year
001pHINST MIN >= 6 SU all year
001pHINST MAX <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMX WK AV <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 50400 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedMX WK AV <= 75060 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]MO AVG report only all year
001Iron, dissolved [as Fe]MO AVG report only all year
001Lead, total [as Pb]MO AVG report only all year
001Nickel, total [as Ni]MO AVG report only all year
001Zinc, total [as Zn]MO AVG report only all year
001Selenium, total [as Se]MO AVG report only all year
0011,2-DichloroethaneMO AVG report only all year
001ChloroformMO AVG report only all year
001Phenolics, total recoverableMO AVG report only all year
001.alpha.-EndosulfanMO AVG report only all year
001TetrachloroethyleneMO AVG report only all year
001BenzidineMO AVG report only all year
001TrichloroethyleneMO AVG report only all year
0014,4'-DDTMO AVG report only all year
0014,4'-DDDMO AVG report only all year
0014,4'-DDEMO AVG report only all year
001.beta.-BHCMO AVG report only all year
001.gamma.-BHCMO AVG report only all year
001DieldrinMO AVG report only all year
001HeptachlorMO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualMO AVG <= .5 mg/L all year
001Chlorine, total residualINST MAX <= 1 mg/L all year
001ChlordaneMO AVG report only all year
001Cyanide, free availableMO AVG report only all year
001PCBs Wet Weather AnalysisMINIMUM report only all year
001PCBs Wet Weather AnalysisMAXIMUM report only all year
001PCBs Dry Weather AnalysisMINIMUM report only all year
001PCBs Dry Weather AnalysisMAXIMUM report only all year
001Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubiaDAILY MX report only all year
001Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubiaDAILY MX report only all year
001Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]DAILY MX report only all year
001Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]DAILY MX report only all year
001Coliform, fecal generalGEO MEAN <= 200 #/100mL all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 25 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MX WK AV <= 40 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 19800 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MX WK AV <= 29700 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [20 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 35830 lb/d all year
001BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removalMO MIN >= 89.25 % all year
001Solids, suspended percent removalMO MIN >= 85 % all year
085Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]DAILY MX report only all year
085Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]DAILY MX report only all year
085pHDAILY MX report only all year
085pHDAILY MX report only all year
085Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
085Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
085Oil & GreaseDAILY MX report only all year
085Oil & GreaseDAILY MX report only all year
085Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
085Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]DAILY MX report only all year
085Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
085Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only all year
085Coliform, fecal generalDAILY MX report only all year
085Coliform, fecal generalDAILY MX report only all year
085BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY MX report only all year
085BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]DAILY MX report only all year
101pHINST MIN report only all year
101pHINST MAX report only all year
101Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
101Coliform, fecal generalINST MAX report only all year
101Duration of dischargeMO AVG report only all year

Built from EPA's ECHO bulk files. EPA's file, not the permit document, is the source: read your permit. Check a report before you file it · All states