Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0052647
POTTSTOWN BORO WATER FILTRATRATION PLANT, Stowe, PA: NPDES PA0052647 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
POTTSTOWN BORO WATER FILTRATRATION PLANT, held by POTTSTOWN BORO AUTH MONTGOMERY CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0052647, which discharges to Unt To Schuylkill River. EPA’s file records it issued November 13, 2017 and expiring November 30, 2022. 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 | POTTSTOWN BORO WATER FILTRATRATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | POTTSTOWN BORO AUTH MONTGOMERY CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0052647 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 13, 2017 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Stowe, PA 19464 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Schuylkill River |
| Subwatershed | Sixpenny Creek-Schuylkill River (HUC 020402030611) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 4 | 26 | 10 | April 30, 2026 | 1,284% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 15 | 3 | January 31, 2024 | 55% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2021 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
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.