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Broad Top TWP Bedford Cnty

Sewage treatment plant, Defiance, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0088609, in force until Jan 31, 2029. Last 12 months: over a limit 10 times (last May 2026), 22 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: form A monthly (22 values), form Q quarterly (1 value), form S twice a year
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 18 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
January 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average32 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L7%
February 2026Coliform, fecal general, geometric mean2313 #/100mL≤ 2000 #/100mL16%
March 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average33 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L10%
April 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average28≤ 20 lb/d40%
April 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average39 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L30%
April 2026Solids, total suspended, weekly average32≤ 31 lb/d3%
May 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average51 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L70%
May 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average52≤ 20 lb/d160%
May 2026Solids, total suspended, weekly average67 mg/L≤ 45 mg/L49%
May 2026Solids, total suspended, weekly average78≤ 31 lb/d152%

Limits in force (35)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]instantaneous minimum≥ 5 mg/Lall year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (lb/d)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≤ 20 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedweekly average≤ 31 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximumreport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]semi-annual averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]semi-annual averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]semi-annual averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]semi-annual averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]semi-annual averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]semi-annual averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]semi-annual averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]semi-annual averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]semi-annual averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Phosphorus, total [as P]semi-annual averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Ultraviolet light intensitydaily minimumreport only (uW/cm2)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
E. colidaily maximumreport only (#/100mL)all year
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 200 #/100mLMay–Sep
Coliform, fecal generalgeometric mean≤ 2000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
Coliform, fecal generalinstantaneous maximum≤ 1000 #/100mLMay–Sep
Coliform, fecal generalinstantaneous maximum≤ 10000 #/100mLJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 25 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 40 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 17 lb/dall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]weekly average≤ 27 lb/dall year

How strict are these limits?

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

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