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NPDES permit PA0087181 · Major POTW · administratively continued, expires 2026-07-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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This permit expired on 2026-07-31 and is administratively continued: 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

5values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
0of 11 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-06-30. Most often over: Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] (5).

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 (57)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Oxygen, dissolved [DO]INST MIN >= 5 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG report only all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX 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 suspendedWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 575 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 863 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG report only all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX report only all year
001Nitrogen, total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 7.5 mg/L Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 2.5 mg/L May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 144 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
001Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]MO AVG <= 48 lb/d May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]MO AVG report only all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG <= 2 mg/L all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG <= 38 lb/d all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]MO AVG report only all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]MO AVG report only all year
001Zinc, total [as Zn]MO AVG report only all year
001Zinc, total [as Zn]MO AVG report only all year
001Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]MO AVG <= .003 mg/L all year
001Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]DAILY MX <= .005 mg/L all year
001Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]MO AVG <= .06 lb/d 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 <= .42 mg/L all year
001Chlorine, total residualINST MAX <= 1.38 mg/L all year
001E. coliINST MAX report only all year
001Cyanide, free availableMO AVG <= .009 mg/L all year
001Cyanide, free availableDAILY MX <= .015 mg/L all year
001Cyanide, free availableMO AVG <= .19 lb/d all year
001Nitrogen, TotalMO TOTAL report only all year
001Nitrogen, TotalANNL TOT report only all year
001Nitrogen, TotalMO TOTAL report only all year
001Nitrogen, TotalANNL TOT <= 54550 lb all year
001Nitrogen, Ammonia TotalMO TOTAL report only all year
001Nitrogen, Ammonia TotalANNL TOT report only all year
001Nitrogen, Kjeldahl TotalMO TOTAL report only all year
001Nitrite Plus Nitrate TotalMO TOTAL report only all year
001Phosphorus, TotalMO TOTAL report only all year
001Phosphorus, TotalANNL TOT report only all year
001Phosphorus, TotalMO TOTAL report only all year
001Phosphorus, TotalANNL TOT <= 6818 lb all year
001Coliform, fecal generalGEO MEAN <= 200 #/100mL May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Coliform, fecal generalGEO MEAN <= 2000 #/100mL Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Coliform, fecal generalINST MAX <= 1000 #/100mL May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Coliform, fecal generalINST MAX <= 10000 #/100mL Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 25 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 40 mg/L all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]MO AVG <= 480 lb/d all year
001BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]WKLY AVG <= 767 lb/d all year

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