Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NJ0026085

ADAMS STREET WWTP, Hoboken City, NJ: NPDES NJ0026085 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

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

ADAMS STREET WWTP, held by NORTH HUDSON SEWERAGE AUTH, holds NPDES permit NJ0026085. EPA’s file records it issued March 12, 2015 and expiring June 30, 2020.

ADAMS STREET WWTP, Hoboken City, New Jersey: Individual permit NJ0026085, held by NORTH HUDSON SEWERAGE AUTH; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 12, 2015, term to June 30, 2020.

Coliform, fecal general: 6 limits, 55 violations of any kind, 51 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2022, largest 454% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2018, largest 6% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 7 limits, 17 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2018, largest 6% over the limit.
pH: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2011.
Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2019, largest 40% over the limit.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 6 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Mercury, total recoverable: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Duration of discharge: 8 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia): 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Precipitation, total defined period/in: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids/Floatables: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

New Jersey holds 110 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 16 were issued before NJ0026085. NORTH HUDSON SEWERAGE AUTH holds 3 permits in New Jersey.

Other permits held by NORTH HUDSON SEWERAGE AUTH

RIVER ROAD WWTP, West New York Town: NJ0025321, issued March 12, 2015
H6/H7 NHSA CSO LTCP PHASE I, Hoboken City: NJG316148, issued January 12, 2021

Coverages issued nearest NJ0026085

March 11, 2015: FLORENCE TOWNSHIP STP, Florence Twp, NJ0023701, held by FLORENCE TWP MUNICIPAL BLDG
March 12, 2015: BERGEN CNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY (BCUA), Little Ferry Boro, NJ0020028, held by BERGEN CNTY UTILITIES AUTH
March 12, 2015: TRENTON SEWER UTILITY, Trenton City, NJ0020923, held by TRENTON CITY SEWER UTILITY
March 12, 2015: PASSAIC VALLEY SEWERAGE COMM, Newark City, NJ0021016
March 12, 2015: RIVER ROAD WWTP, West New York Town, NJ0025321, held by NORTH HUDSON SEWERAGE AUTH
March 12, 2015: CAMDEN CNTY WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY, Camden City, NJ0026182, held by CAMDEN CNTY MUA
March 12, 2015: WOODCLIFF STP, North Bergen Twp, NJ0029084, held by NORTH BERGEN MUA
April 13, 2015: LONG BRANCH SEWERAGE AUTHORITY, Long Branch City, NJ0024783, held by LONG BRANCH CITY SEWERAGE AUTH
April 14, 2015: HARRISON BROOK STP, Bernards Twp, NJ0022845, held by BENARDS TWP SEWERAGE AUTH
April 14, 2015: MIDDLETOWN SA (TOMSA), Middletown Twp, NJ0025356, held by MIDDLETOWN TWP SEWERAGE AUTH

ADAMS STREET WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 365 discharge permits in the East River-Hudson River subwatershed (HUC 020301010405), NJ0026085 among them. Its county holds 618, 5 of them major permits; NJ0026085 is a major permit.

Other permits in the East River-Hudson River subwatershed (HUC 020301010405)

100 HOBOKEN AVENUE, Jersey City: NJG285021, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
100 MONITOR STREET, Jersey City: NJG266621, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
107 MORGAN STREET, Jersey City: NJG372757, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
109 HOLDINGS BLOCK 110 BUILDING, Hoboken City: NJG238431, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
125 MONITOR STREET, Jersey City: NJG376001, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
1300 JEFFERSON STREET, Hoboken City: NJG364967, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
1416 CLINTON STREET, Hoboken City: NJG379387, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
1500 GRAND STREET REDEVELOPMENT, Hoboken City: NJG369462, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027
1500-1530 CLINTON STREET, Hoboken City: NJG322971, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2022
177 GRAND ST, Jersey City: NJG368741, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2027

Identity

Facility as filed	ADAMS STREET WWTP
Permittee as filed	NORTH HUDSON SEWERAGE AUTH
NPDES ID	NJ0026085
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	March 12, 2015
Expiration date	June 30, 2020
Address	Hoboken City, NJ 07030
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	East River-Hudson River (HUC 020301010405)
Program components on file	CSO, POTW, Pretreatment
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler NJD000557876

Effluent limits and exceedances

14Pollutants on file
14Under a numeric limit
12With 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	6	55	51	August 31, 2022	454% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	7	21	7	April 30, 2018	6% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	7	17	3	April 30, 2018	6% over the limit
pH	4	11	3	November 30, 2011
Oil & Grease	4	8	2	December 31, 2019	40% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	6	12	0
Mercury, total recoverable	4	12	0
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	8	0
Duration of discharge	8	7	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	4	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	4	0
LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)	1	3	0
Precipitation, total defined period/in	2	0	0
Solids/Floatables	2	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NJ0026085.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NJ0026085.

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

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES NJ0026085.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES NJ0026085 for the ADAMS STREET WWTP in Hoboken City, NJ, held by NORTH HUDSON SEWERAGE AUTH and listed as administratively continued. The page reports 14 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance for this facility.