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Sewage treatment plant, major discharger, City Of Chester, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0027103 expired Mar 31, 2026; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: over a limit 2 times (last June 2026), 47 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Period ending | Parameter | Reported | Limit | Over by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Oil & Grease, instantaneous maximum | 42 mg/L | ≤ 30 mg/L | 40% |
| June 2026 | Coliform, fecal general, instantaneous maximum | > 2420 #/100mL | ≤ 1000 #/100mL | — |
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months | Outfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | instantaneous minimum | ≥ 4 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | 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 | ≤ 11000 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | weekly average | ≤ 16500 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Oil & Grease | monthly average | ≤ 15 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Oil & Grease | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Oil & Grease | monthly average | ≤ 5500 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 23 mg/L | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 15 mg/L | May–Sep | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 8440 lb/d | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 5500 lb/d | May–Sep | 001 |
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Chloride [as Cl] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Dichlorobromomethane | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Chlorodibromomethane | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | 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 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Cyanide, free available | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| PCBs Wet Weather Analysis | daily maximum | report only (pg/L) | all year | 001 |
| PCBs Dry Weather Analysis | daily maximum | report only (pg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | daily maximum | report only (tox acute) | all year | 001 |
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | daily maximum | ≤ 5.5 tox chronic | all year | 001 |
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | daily maximum | report only (tox acute) | all year | 001 |
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | daily maximum | report only (tox chronic) | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total dissolved | monthly average | ≤ 1000 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total dissolved | daily maximum | ≤ 2000 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Bromide [as Br] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | geometric mean | ≤ 200 #/100mL | May–Sep | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | geometric mean | ≤ 200 #/100mL | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 1000 #/100mL | May–Sep | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 1000 #/100mL | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | ≤ 19 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | weekly average | ≤ 29 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | ≤ 7000 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | weekly average | ≤ 10500 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | monthly average minimum | ≥ 89.25 % | all year | 001 |
| TU Static 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | daily maximum | ≤ 5.5 tox chronic | all year | 001 |
| Static 7Day Chronic Pimephales Promelas | daily maximum | report only (tox chronic) | all year | 001 |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 028 |
| pH | daily maximum | report only (SU) | all year | 028 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 028 |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 028 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 028 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 028 |
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 028 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 028 |
Cited limits by parameter: Pennsylvania's rules and the federal ones.
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