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Refuse Systems, York, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0046680, in force until Jun 30, 2029. Last 12 months: over a limit once (last January 2026), 105 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Period ending | Parameter | Reported | Limit | Over by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], daily maximum | 8.4 mg/L | ≤ 6 mg/L | 40% |
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months | Outfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | daily maximum | report only (deg F) | all year | 001 |
| Color [PT-CO units] | monthly average | report only (col unit (pc)) | all year | 001 |
| Color [PT-CO units] | daily maximum | report only (col unit (pc)) | all year | 001 |
| Color [PT-CO units] | monthly average | report only (col unit (pc)) | all year | 001 |
| Color [PT-CO units] | daily maximum | report only (col unit (pc)) | all year | 001 |
| Color [PT-CO units] | monthly 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 | ≥ 5 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 | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 20 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 41.7 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 83.4 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 | ≤ 3 mg/L | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 1 mg/L | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | ≤ 6 mg/L | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | ≤ 2 mg/L | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 12.5 lb/d | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | monthly average | ≤ 4.17 lb/d | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | ≤ 25 lb/d | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | ≤ 8.34 lb/d | May–Oct | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | ≤ 2 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Boron, total [as B] | monthly average | ≤ 4.12 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Boron, total [as B] | daily maximum | ≤ 5.52 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Boron, total [as B] | monthly average | ≤ 17.2 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Boron, total [as B] | daily maximum | ≤ 23 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Chromium, trivalent [as Cr] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Chromium, trivalent [as Cr] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | monthly average | ≤ .065 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily maximum | ≤ .0998 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | monthly average | ≤ .27 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | daily maximum | ≤ .416 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Uranium, total | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Phenol | monthly average | ≤ .00692 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Phenol | daily maximum | ≤ .00903 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Phenol | monthly average | ≤ .0289 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Phenol | daily maximum | ≤ .0377 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | monthly average | ≤ .0149 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | daily maximum | ≤ .0253 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | monthly average | ≤ .062 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | daily maximum | ≤ .106 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Trichloroethylene | monthly average | ≤ .0078 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Trichloroethylene | daily maximum | ≤ .012 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Trichloroethylene | monthly average | ≤ .032 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Trichloroethylene | daily maximum | ≤ .05 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Aldrin | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Aldrin | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| .beta.-BHC | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| .beta.-BHC | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | daily maximum | report only (ug/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 | ≤ .25 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Chlorine, total residual | instantaneous maximum | ≤ .81 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| E. coli | instantaneous maximum | report only (#/100mL) | all year | 001 |
| Cyanide, free available | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Cyanide, free available | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Total | monthly total | report only (lb) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Total | annual total | report only (lb) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Total | annual total | ≤ 50803 lb | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | monthly total | report only (lb) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | annual total | report only (lb) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | monthly total | report only (lb) | all year | 001 |
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | monthly total | report only (lb) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, Total | monthly total | report only (lb) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, Total | annual total | report only (lb) | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, Total | annual total | ≤ 300 lb | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | instantaneous maximum | report only (ng/L) | all year | 001 |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | instantaneous maximum | report only (ng/L) | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total dissolved | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total dissolved | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | all year | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | geometric mean | ≤ 200 #/100mL | May–Sep | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | geometric mean | ≤ 2000 #/100mL | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 1000 #/100mL | May–Sep | 001 |
| Coliform, fecal general | instantaneous maximum | ≤ 10000 #/100mL | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| p-Cresol | monthly average | ≤ .00269 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| p-Cresol | daily maximum | ≤ .0048 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| p-Cresol | monthly average | ≤ .0112 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| p-Cresol | daily maximum | ≤ .02 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzoic acids, total | monthly average | ≤ .0136 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Benzoic acids, total | daily maximum | ≤ .023 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| Benzoic acids, total | monthly average | ≤ .0567 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Benzoic acids, total | daily maximum | ≤ .0959 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| .alpha.-Terpineol | monthly average | ≤ .00307 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| .alpha.-Terpineol | daily maximum | ≤ .00634 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| .alpha.-Terpineol | monthly average | ≤ .0128 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| .alpha.-Terpineol | daily maximum | ≤ .0264 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| .beta.-Endosulfan, in waste | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| .beta.-Endosulfan, in waste | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | ≤ 10 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | daily maximum | ≤ 20 mg/L | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | monthly average | ≤ 41.7 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | daily maximum | ≤ 83.4 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Tritium, total | daily maximum | report only (pCi/L) | all year | 001 |
| Osmotic pressure, total, unf whl wtr | monthly average | ≤ 129 mOsm/kg | all year | 001 |
| Osmotic pressure, total, unf whl wtr | daily maximum | ≤ 183 mOsm/kg | all year | 001 |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 005 |
| pH | daily maximum | report only (SU) | all year | 005 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 005 |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 005 |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 005 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 005 |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 005 |
| Parameter | New limit | New or tighter | Median, last 12 months | × new limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .beta.-BHC, daily maximum | 0.00067 lb/d | new | — | — |
| .beta.-BHC, daily maximum | 0.16 ug/L | new | 0.018 ug/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| .beta.-BHC, monthly average | 0.00042 lb/d | new | — | — |
| .beta.-BHC, monthly average | 0.1 ug/L | new | 0.018 ug/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| .beta.-Endosulfan, in waste, daily maximum | 0.00096 lb/d | new | — | — |
| .beta.-Endosulfan, in waste, daily maximum | 0.23 ug/L | new | 0.012 ug/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| .beta.-Endosulfan, in waste, monthly average | 0.15 ug/L | new | 0.012 ug/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| .beta.-Endosulfan, in waste, monthly average | 0.00063 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Aldrin, daily maximum | 0.00042 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Aldrin, daily maximum | 0.1 ug/L | new | 0.012 ug/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Aldrin, monthly average | 0.00021 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Aldrin, monthly average | 0.05 ug/L | new | 0.012 ug/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Antimony, total [as Sb], daily maximum | 0.096 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Antimony, total [as Sb], daily maximum | 0.023 mg/L | new | 0.001 mg/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Antimony, total [as Sb], monthly average | 0.015 mg/L | new | 0.001 mg/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Antimony, total [as Sb], monthly average | 0.063 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Arsenic, total [as As], daily maximum | 0.042 mg/L | new | 0.001 mg/L (9 values, 6 below detection) | — |
| Arsenic, total [as As], daily maximum | 0.18 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Arsenic, total [as As], monthly average | 0.027 mg/L | new | 0.001 mg/L (9 values, 6 below detection) | — |
| Arsenic, total [as As], monthly average | 0.11 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Copper, total [as Cu], daily maximum | 0.085 mg/L | new | 0.005 mg/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Copper, total [as Cu], daily maximum | 0.35 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Copper, total [as Cu], monthly average | 0.23 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Copper, total [as Cu], monthly average | 0.055 mg/L | new | 0.005 mg/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Cyanide, free available, daily maximum | 0.017 mg/L | new | 0.001 mg/L (9 values, 2 below detection) | 0.0588× |
| Cyanide, free available, daily maximum | 0.071 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Cyanide, free available, monthly average | 0.011 mg/L | new | 0.001 mg/L (9 values, 2 below detection) | 0.0909× |
| Cyanide, free available, monthly average | 0.046 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP], daily maximum | 0.0065 mg/L | tighter | 0.0039 mg/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP], daily maximum | 0.027 lb/d | tighter | 0.005 lb/d (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP], monthly average | 0.018 lb/d | tighter | 0.004 lb/d (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP], monthly average | 0.0042 mg/L | tighter | 0.0039 mg/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide, daily maximum | 0.00042 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide, daily maximum | 0.1 ug/L | new | 0.05 ug/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide, monthly average | 0.00021 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide, monthly average | 0.05 ug/L | new | 0.05 ug/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe], daily maximum | 1.26 mg/L | new | 0.05 mg/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe], daily maximum | 5.25 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe], monthly average | 3.34 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe], monthly average | 0.8 mg/L | new | 0.05 mg/L (9 values, 9 below detection) | — |
| Iron, total [as Fe], daily maximum | 26.1 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Iron, total [as Fe], daily maximum | 6.27 mg/L | new | 0.42 mg/L (9 values) | 0.067× |
| Iron, total [as Fe], monthly average | 4.02 mg/L | new | 0.42 mg/L (9 values) | 0.104× |
| Iron, total [as Fe], monthly average | 16.8 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Manganese, total [as Mn], daily maximum | 4.18 mg/L | new | 0.688 mg/L (9 values) | 0.165× |
| Manganese, total [as Mn], daily maximum | 17.43 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Manganese, total [as Mn], monthly average | 2.68 mg/L | new | 0.688 mg/L (9 values) | 0.257× |
| Manganese, total [as Mn], monthly average | 11.18 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Osmotic pressure, total, unf whl wtr, daily maximum | 134 mOsm/kg | tighter | 10 mOsm/kg (9 values, 5 below detection) | — |
| Osmotic pressure, total, unf whl wtr, monthly average | 85.9 mOsm/kg | tighter | 10 mOsm/kg (9 values, 8 below detection) | — |
| Selenium, total [as Se], daily maximum | 0.088 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Selenium, total [as Se], daily maximum | 0.021 mg/L | new | 0.01 mg/L (9 values, 8 below detection) | — |
| Selenium, total [as Se], monthly average | 0.054 lb/d | new | — | — |
| Selenium, total [as Se], monthly average | 0.013 mg/L | new | 0.01 mg/L (9 values, 8 below detection) | — |
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