Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0056898
TO-JO MUSHROOMS FACILITY, Avondale, PA: NPDES PA0056898 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TO-JO MUSHROOMS FACILITY, held by TO JO MUSHROOMS INC, holds NPDES permit PA0056898, which discharges to Trout Run. EPA’s file records it issued April 10, 2018 and expiring April 30, 2023. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TO-JO MUSHROOMS FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TO JO MUSHROOMS INC |
| NPDES ID | PA0056898 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 10, 2018 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Avondale, PA 19311 |
| Receiving water | Trout Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | East Branch White Clay Creek (HUC 020402050303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 138 | 114 | March 31, 2020 | 720% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 64 | 52 | June 30, 2020 | 2,627% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 53 | 41 | June 30, 2020 | 88% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 52 | 40 | April 30, 2020 | 497% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 60 | 36 | May 31, 2020 | 455% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 8 | 41 | 29 | November 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 23 | 11 | August 31, 2018 | 320% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 31 | 7 | January 31, 2017 | 395% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 7 | 1 | February 28, 2017 | 20% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 28 | 6 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 22, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 22, 2019 | 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 September 15, 2026.