Passage Data · Check a report · Use it from your AI

Bucks Cnty Water & Sew Auth

Sewerage Systems, West Chester, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0053449, in force until Nov 30, 2027. Last 12 months: over a limit 4 times (last February 2026), 25 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: form A monthly (25 values), form Q quarterly (5 values)
Renewal application due
Jun 3, 2027 · 180 days before expiry; your permit may set another date
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
3 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 16 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
December 2025Oxygen, dissolved [DO], instantaneous minimum4.51 mg/L≥ 5 mg/L10%
February 2026Coliform, fecal general, instantaneous maximum8100 #/100mL≤ 1000 #/100mL710%
February 2026Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], monthly average5.56 mg/L≤ 4.5 mg/L24%
February 2026Nitrogen, total [as N], monthly average< 28.03 mg/L≤ 20 mg/L40%

Limits in force (38)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]instantaneous minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly 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≤ 38 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 57 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly average≤ 20 mg/Lall year
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly average≤ 25 lb/dall year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 1.5 mg/LMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 4.5 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 1.9 lb/dMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 5.7 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 2 mg/Lall year
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 2.5 lb/dall year
Chloride [as Cl]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Sulfate, total [as SO4]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (mg/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 residualmonthly average≤ .06 mg/Lall year
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximum≤ .19 mg/Lall year
Solids, total dissolveddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Bromide [as Br]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLMay–Sep
Coliform, fecal generalinstantaneous maximum≤ 1000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
Coliform, fecal generalinstantaneous maximum≤ 1000 #/100mLMay–Sep
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 15 mg/LMay–Oct
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 25 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 23 mg/LMay–Oct
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 38 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 18.8 lb/dMay–Oct
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 31 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 28.2 lb/dMay–Oct
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 47 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: Pennsylvania's rules and the federal ones.

Check this month's numbers Email me before each report is due

· Save this facility as a site · Superfund sites nearby · Your permits on one board

On EPA ECHO: Facility report · DMR history

Your permit document is the final word. As JSON: /api/v1/permits/PA0053449 · MCP: https://passage-data.com/mcp