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Brave Water & Sew Auth

Sewage treatment plant, Brave, Pennsylvania. NPDES permit PA0092266 expired Jul 31, 2026; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: over a limit 12 times (last June 2026), 20 required values missing. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 28 days after each period: form A monthly (20 values), form Y yearly
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
20 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 0 of 13 reports late

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

Period endingParameterReportedLimitOver by
January 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average30.4 mg/L≤ 25 mg/L22%
January 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average40 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L33%
February 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average29.6 mg/L≤ 25 mg/L18%
March 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average37 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L23%
May 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average25.3 mg/L≤ 25 mg/L1%
May 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average45 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L50%
June 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], instantaneous maximum58.2 mg/L≤ 50 mg/L16%
June 2026BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C], monthly average44.5 mg/L≤ 25 mg/L78%
June 2026Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], instantaneous maximum26.3 mg/L≤ 12 mg/L119%
June 2026Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N], monthly average21.8 mg/L≤ 6 mg/L263%
June 2026Solids, total suspended, instantaneous maximum90 mg/L≤ 60 mg/L50%
June 2026Solids, total suspended, monthly average66 mg/L≤ 30 mg/L120%

Limits in force (28)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonths
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport 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 suspendedinstantaneous maximum≤ 60 mg/Lall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 3.8 lb/dall year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year
Solids, total suspendedmonthly averagereport only (lb/d)all year
Nitrogen, total [as N]instantaneous maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 6 mg/LMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 18 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]instantaneous maximum≤ 12 mg/LMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]instantaneous maximum≤ 36 mg/LJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ .8 lb/dMay–Oct
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 2.3 lb/dJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec
Phosphorus, total [as P]instantaneous maximumreport only (mg/L)all year
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year
Chlorine, total residualmonthly average≤ .4 mg/Lall year
Chlorine, total residualinstantaneous maximum≤ 1.3 mg/Lall year
E. coliannual averagereport 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]instantaneous maximum≤ 50 mg/Lall year
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]monthly average≤ 3.1 lb/dall year

How strict are these limits?

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

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