Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NJ0053759
WANAQUE VALLEY REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY, Wanaque Boro, NJ: NPDES NJ0053759 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WANAQUE VALLEY REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY, held by WANAQUE VALLEY RGNL SEWER AUTH, holds NPDES permit NJ0053759. EPA’s file records it issued August 14, 2015 and expiring September 30, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | WANAQUE VALLEY REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WANAQUE VALLEY RGNL SEWER AUTH |
| NPDES ID | NJ0053759 |
| 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 | August 14, 2015 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2020 |
| Address | Wanaque Boro, NJ 07465 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Wanaque River (HUC 020301030103) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler NJR000035287 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 12 | 21 | 21 | May 31, 2026 | 480% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 24 | 18 | 18 | September 30, 2025 | 417% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 21 | 16 | 12 | November 30, 2025 | 221% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 21 | 7 | 7 | April 30, 2026 | 141% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 3 | 3 | October 31, 2023 | 30% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2021 | 35% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2012 | 16% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 12 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NJ0053759.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.