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Pilgrims Pride Corp

Sausages And Other Prepared Meats, Franconia, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0054950 expired Aug 31, 2010; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 43 required values missing, 1 of 14 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: outfall 001 form A monthly (43 values), outfall 001 form Q quarterly (2 values), outfall 002 form Y yearly
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 1 of 17 reports late

Limits in force (59)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitinstantaneous maximum≤ 110 deg Fall year001
Color [PT-CO units]instantaneous maximum≤ 100 col unit (pc)all year001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]minimum≥ 6 mg/Lall year001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
pHminimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHmaximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 20 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 25 lb/dall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 50 lb/dall year001
Oil & Greasemonthly average≤ 8 mg/Lall year001
Oil & Greasedaily maximum≤ 14 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly average≤ 20 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximum≤ 40 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]monthly average≤ 50 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, total [as N]daily maximum≤ 100 lb/dall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 2 mg/LMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 4 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 4 mg/LMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 8 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 5 lb/dMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 10 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 10 lb/dMay–Oct001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 20 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 1 mg/Lall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximum≤ 2 mg/Lall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]monthly average≤ 2.5 lb/dall year001
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximum≤ 5 lb/dall year001
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)Jul–Sep001
Copper, total [as Cu]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Copper, total [as Cu]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Zinc, total [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Phenolics, totalmonthly average≤ .005 mg/Lall year001
Phenolics, totaldaily maximum≤ .01 mg/Lall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantdaily maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
Chlorine, total residualmonthly average≤ .5 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total dissolvedmonthly average≤ 4700 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total dissolveddaily maximum≤ 9400 mg/Lall year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Mercury, total [as Hg]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 200 CFU/100mLall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 10 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 20 mg/Lall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 25 lb/dall year001
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximum≤ 50 lb/dall year001
Osmotic pressure, total, unf whl wtrinstantaneous maximum≤ 100 mOsm/kgall year001
pHdaily maximumreport only (SU)all year002
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Oil & Greasedaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Phosphorus, total [as P]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Coliform, fecal generaldaily maximumreport only (CFU/100mL)all year002
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002
Chemical oxygen demand [COD]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year002

How strict are these limits?

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

Same industry: the 74 Food and Kindred Products permits in Pennsylvania.

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