Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NJ0021709

CENTRAL AVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Burlington Twp, NJ: NPDES NJ0021709 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
14Pollutants under a numeric limit
5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
2Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CENTRAL AVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by BURLINGTON TWP, holds NPDES permit NJ0021709. EPA’s file records it issued October 8, 2015 and expiring December 31, 2020.

CENTRAL AVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Burlington Twp, New Jersey: Individual permit NJ0021709, held by BURLINGTON TWP; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 8, 2015, term to December 31, 2020.

Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 51 violations of any kind, 45 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 149,900% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 7 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 43% over the limit.
Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2026, largest 143% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 35% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2026, largest 366% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 32 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 6 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total dissolved: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

April 29, 2026: Evaluation (S).
April 29, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
March 24, 2026: Sampling (E).
July 12, 2021: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (EP6).

New Jersey holds 110 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 39 were issued before NJ0021709. BURLINGTON TWP holds 5 permits in New Jersey.

Other permits held by BURLINGTON TWP

BURLINGTON TWP, Burlington Twp: NJG149454, issued December 8, 2017
REHABILITATION OF UPPER SYLVAN LAKE DAM, Burlington Twp: NJG175811, issued March 1, 2017
BURLINGTON TWP. RECYCLING CENTER, Burlington Twp: NJG342602, issued March 3, 2023
IMPROVEMENTS TO GREEN ACRES PARK II, Burlington Twp: NJG362638, issued September 24, 2024

Coverages issued nearest NJ0021709

August 25, 2015: RAHWAY VALLEY SEWERAGE AUTH, Rahway City, NJ0024643
September 14, 2015: HAMILTON TWP WPCF, Hamilton Twp, NJ0026301, held by HAMILTON TWP DEPT OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
September 18, 2015: ALLENTOWN BORO WWTP, Allentown Boro, NJ0020206, held by ALLENTOWN BORO
September 18, 2015: NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE, Colts Neck Twp, NJ0023540, held by USDOD DEPT OF NAVY EARLE NAVAL STATION
September 23, 2015: ATLANTIC COUNTY UTILITIES AUTH WWTF, Atlantic City, NJ0024473, held by ATLANTIC CNTY UTILITIES AUTH
October 15, 2015: PENNS GROVE SEWERAGE AUTHORITY, Penns Grove Boro, NJ0024023, held by PENNS GROVE BORO SEWERAGE AUTH
November 20, 2015: RIVERSIDE SEWERAGE AUTHORITY, Riverside Twp, NJ0022519, held by RIVERSIDE WATER RECLAMATION AUTH
November 20, 2015: BORDENTOWN SA BLACK'S CREEK STP, Bordentown Twp, NJ0024678, held by BORDENTOWN SEWERAGE AUTH
December 1, 2015: MOUNT HOLLY WPCF, Mount Holly Twp, NJ0024015, held by MOUNT HOLLY TWP MUA
February 1, 2016: PHILLIPSBURG TOWN STP, Phillipsburg Town, NJ0024716, held by PHILLIPSBURG TOWN

CENTRAL AVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 117 discharge permits in the Burlington Island-Delaware River subwatershed (HUC 020402010407), NJ0021709 among them. Its county holds 1,254, 17 of them major permits; NJ0021709 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Burlington Island-Delaware River subwatershed (HUC 020402010407)

1000 JOHN GALT WAY, Florence Twp: NJG224243, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
1020 ANNE STREET, Bristol Township: PAC090743, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
11 N WILSON AVENUE, Bristol Township: PAC090794, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
1200 JOHN GALT WAY, Florence Twp: NJG379352, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
15 CAMPUS DRIVE WAREHOUSE FACILITY, Burlington Twp: NJG230782, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
1804 RIVER ROAD BLOCK, Burlington Twp: NJG325252, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
1810 RIVER ROAD, Burlington Twp: NJG378259, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
1810 RIVER ROAD REPAVING, Burlington Twp: NJG361861, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
1900 RIVER ROAD, Burlington Twp: NJG329576, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
1900 RIVER ROAD DEMOLITION, Burlington Twp: NJG326488, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	CENTRAL AVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Permittee as filed	BURLINGTON TWP
NPDES ID	NJ0021709
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Major discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	October 8, 2015
Expiration date	December 31, 2020
Address	Burlington Twp, NJ 08016
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Burlington Island-Delaware River (HUC 020402010407)

Effluent limits and exceedances

14Pollutants on file
14Under a numeric limit
14With a violation of any kind
5With an effluent exceedance

An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.

Pollutant or measure	Limits	Violations, any kind	Effluent exceedances	Latest exceedance	Largest exceedance, as filed
Coliform, fecal general	2	51	45	June 30, 2026	149,900% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	7	39	8	June 30, 2026	43% over the limit
Oil & Grease	2	10	4	January 31, 2026	143% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	15	3	June 30, 2026	35% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	7	24	1	June 30, 2026	366% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	32	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	6	18	0
pH	4	12	0
Solids, total dissolved	4	12	0
LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia	1	12	0
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia	1	12	0
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]	2	6	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	6	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	4	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
July 12, 2021	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	EP6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
April 29, 2026	Evaluation	S
March 24, 2026	Sampling	E

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
April 29, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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The page is an EPA-derived public-records entry for the CENTRAL AVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT in Burlington Twp, NJ, held by BURLINGTON TWP under NPDES permit NJ0021709, a Major Discharger class publicly owned treatment works. It lists the permit as administratively continued, with an issue date of October 8, 2015 and an expiration date of December 31, 2020, and reports 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance across 14 pollutants on file, 14 under a numeric limit. The facility is tied to the Burlington Island-Delaware River subwatershed (HUC 020402010407), which the page flags as a 303(D) listed receiving water.