Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0043681
VALLEY JT SEW AUTH STP, Athens, PA: NPDES PA0043681 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
VALLEY JT SEW AUTH STP, held by VALLEY JT SEW AUTH BRADFORD CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0043681, which discharges to Susquehanna River. EPA’s file records it issued May 2, 2023 and expiring May 31, 2028.
VALLEY JT SEW AUTH STP, Athens, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0043681, held by VALLEY JT SEW AUTH BRADFORD CNTY; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued May 2, 2023, term to May 31, 2028, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to Susquehanna River.
- Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2014, largest 93% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest January 31, 2022, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 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.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Total: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, Total: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Ammonia Total: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ultraviolet light transmittance: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Pennsylvania holds 261 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 241 were issued before PA0043681.
Coverages issued nearest PA0043681
- February 3, 2023: CHARLEROI BORO AUTH STP, Charleroi, PA0026891, held by CHARLEROI BORO AUTH WASHINGTON CNTY
- March 23, 2023: BLUE ROCK WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FAC, Washington Boro, PA0042269, held by LANCASTER AREA SEW AUTH LANCASTER CNTY
- March 27, 2023: LINCOLN ROAD STP, Pittsburgh, PA0026425, held by PENN HILLS MUNI ALLEGHENY CNTY
- April 13, 2023: AMITY TWP STP, Douglassville, PA0070351, held by AMITY TWP BERKS CNTY
- April 27, 2023: FARMINGTON TWP STP CLARION, Leeper, PA0223042, held by FARMINGTON TWP CLARION CNTY
- June 5, 2023: PINEY FORK STP, South Park Twp, PA0027618, held by BETHEL PARK MUNI AUTH ALLEGHENY CNTY
- June 13, 2023: DUBLIN BORO STP, Bedminster, PA0021741, held by BOROUGH OF DUBLIN
- July 7, 2023: CONNEAUT LAKE JT MUN AUTH STP, Conneaut Lake, PA0021598, held by CONNEAUT LAKE JT MUNI AUTH CRAWFORD CNTY
- August 9, 2023: PLEASANT UNITY STP, Greensburg, PA0092274, held by UNITY TWP MUNI AUTH WESTMORELAND CNTY
- September 28, 2023: NEWPORT STP, Newport, PA0021237, held by NEWPORT BORO MUNI AUTH PERRY CNTY
VALLEY JT SEW AUTH STP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Satterlee Creek-Susquehanna River subwatershed (HUC 020501030707), PA0043681 among them. Its county holds 111, 2 of them major permits; PA0043681 is a major permit.
Other permits in the Satterlee Creek-Susquehanna River subwatershed (HUC 020501030707)
- LITCHFIELD TWP SUPERVISORS SFTF, Litchfield: PA0115304, minor permit, discharging to SATTERLEE CREEK, permit term to July 31, 2005
- MAPLE LANE GAS PAD, Athens, Township Of: PAC080060, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2024
- VALLEY JOINT SEW AUTH, Athens: PAL043681, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
Identity
| Facility as filed | VALLEY JT SEW AUTH STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VALLEY JT SEW AUTH BRADFORD CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0043681 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 2, 2023 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Athens, PA 18810 |
| Receiving water | Susquehanna River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Satterlee Creek-Susquehanna River (HUC 020501030707) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 21 | 3 | June 30, 2014 | 93% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 6 | 1 | January 31, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light transmittance | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0043681.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PA0043681.
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 PA0043681.
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