Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NJ0023698

POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA, Pompton Lakes Boro, NJ: NPDES NJ0023698 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA holds NPDES permit NJ0023698. EPA’s file records it issued September 9, 2016 and expiring September 30, 2021.

POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA, Pompton Lakes Boro, New Jersey: Individual permit NJ0023698; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 9, 2016, term to September 30, 2021.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 16 limits, 88 violations of any kind, 40 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 343% over the limit.
E. coli: 4 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2024, largest 333% over the limit.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 8 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 49% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 14 limits, 61 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 16% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 14 limits, 50 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 2% over the limit.
Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 447% over the limit.
pH: 8 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2024.
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2012, largest 5% over the limit.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 12 limits, 39 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine produced oxidants: 0 limits, 25 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]: 8 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 3, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).

New Jersey holds 110 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 56 were issued before NJ0023698. POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA holds 3 permits in New Jersey.

Other permits held by POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA

POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA, Pompton Lakes Boro: NJG158356, issued January 24, 2018
POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA, Pompton Lakes: NJL023698, issued January 1, 2021

Coverages issued nearest NJ0023698

July 26, 2016: MOBILE ESTATES OF SOUTHAMPTON INC, Southampton Twp, NJ0028665, held by MOBILE ESTATES OF SOUTHAMPTON
July 26, 2016: POLO CLUB (FORMERLY REMINGTON'S CAFE), Holmdel Twp, NJ0031674, held by VALLEY PARK RESTAURANT SUPPLY
July 26, 2016: WARREN STAGE V STP, Warren Twp, NJ0050369, held by WARREN TWP SEWERAGE AUTH
August 1, 2016: GLOUCESTER CNTY UTIL AUTH STP, West Deptford Twp, NJ0024686, held by GLOUCESTER CNTY UTILITIES AUTH
August 8, 2016: BERNARDSVILLE STP, Bernardsville Boro, NJ0026387, held by BERNARDSVILLE BORO
November 4, 2016: BURLINGTON CITY WWTP, Burlington City, NJ0024660, held by BURLINGTON CITY
December 2, 2016: MENDHAM BORO, Mendham Boro, NJ0021334
December 8, 2016: BELVIDERE WWTF, White Twp, NJ0035114, held by WARREN CNTY MUA
December 12, 2016: CARNEYS POINT STP, Carneys Point Twp, NJ0021601, held by CARNEYS POINT TWP SEWERAGE AUTH
January 1, 2017: PALMYRA STP, Palmyra Boro, NJ0024449, held by PALMYRA BORO

POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 78 discharge permits in the Lower Ramapo River subwatershed (HUC 020301030205), NJ0023698 among them. Its county holds 423, 2 of them major permits; NJ0023698 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Lower Ramapo River subwatershed (HUC 020301030205)

190 POMPTON PLAINS CROSS ROAD, Wayne Twp: NJG309753, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
2 LOT SUBDIVISION, Oakland Boro: NJG219193, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
367 DARLINGTON AVENUE, RAMSEY, NJ, Ramsey Boro: NJG262102, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
761 COLONIAL RD FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417, Franklin Lakes Boro: NJG294748, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
905 COLONIAL RD, Franklin Lakes Boro: NJG309389, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
ALGONQUIN MAHWAH M&R STATION UPGRADE PROJECT, Mahwah Twp: NJG214370, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
BC FIRING RANGE IMPROVEMENTS, Mahwah Twp: NJG277851, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
BERGEN COUNTY CLASS CHANGE PROJECT, Mahwah Twp: NJG317942, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
BUILDING ADDITION & PARKING, Mahwah Twp: NJG339733, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
CARRY TRANSIT LLC, Oakland Boro: NJG114774, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2023

Identity

Facility as filed	POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA
Permittee as filed	POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA
NPDES ID	NJ0023698
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	September 9, 2016
Expiration date	September 30, 2021
Address	Pompton Lakes Boro, NJ 07442
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Lower Ramapo River (HUC 020301030205)
Program components on file	POTW, Pretreatment
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems

Effluent limits and exceedances

14Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
14With a violation of any kind
8With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	16	88	40	February 28, 2026	343% over the limit
E. coli	4	50	14	July 31, 2024	333% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]	8	45	13	May 31, 2026	49% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	14	61	6	March 31, 2026	16% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	14	50	3	March 31, 2026	2% over the limit
Oil & Grease	4	14	2	June 30, 2026	447% over the limit
pH	8	26	1	November 30, 2024
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia	2	8	1	December 31, 2012	5% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	12	39	0
Chlorine produced oxidants	0	25	0
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]	8	24	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	4	12	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	4	12	0
Coliform, fecal general	0	12	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NJ0023698.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NJ0023698.

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
September 3, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit NJ0023698 held by POMPTON LAKES BORO MUA in Pompton Lakes Boro, NJ, a major discharger classified as a publicly owned treatment works with pretreatment. The page lists 12 pollutants under a numeric limit and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and shows the permit as administratively continued in the Lower Ramapo River subwatershed (HUC 020301030205).