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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0070122

HIGHLAND ESTATES, Kutztown, PA: NPDES PA0070122 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HIGHLAND ESTATES, held by UMH PROP INC, holds NPDES permit PA0070122, which discharges to Unt To Mill Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 12, 2019 and expiring April 30, 2024. 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 filedHIGHLAND ESTATES
Permittee as filedUMH PROP INC
NPDES IDPA0070122
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedApril 12, 2019
Expiration dateApril 30, 2024
Issuing agencyState Environmental Organization
AddressKutztown, PA 19530
Receiving waterUNT To Mill Creek
SubwatershedEagle Point-Mill Creek (HUC 020402030303)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]053May 31, 202650% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general062September 30, 20211,380% over the limit
pH040
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant040
Chlorine, total residual040
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]040
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]020
Solids, total suspended020
Phosphorus, total [as P]020
Phosphorus, Total020
Suspended Solids, Total020

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 10, 2025Permit Violations - Failure to Pay FeesST6
October 10, 2024Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6
July 2, 2024Permit Violations - Failure to Pay FeesST6
December 6, 2023Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal ApplicationST6
August 2, 2023Permit Violations - Failure to Pay FeesST6
August 2, 2022Permit Violations - Failure to Pay FeesST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PA0070122.

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 PA0070122.

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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HIGHLAND ESTATES, Kutztown, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0070122, held by UMH PROP INC; Effective; issued April 12, 2019, term to April 30, 2024, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to UNT To Mill Creek.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 50% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021, largest 1,380% over the limit.
  • pH: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, Total: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Suspended Solids, Total: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 10, 2025: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).
  • October 10, 2024: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
  • July 2, 2024: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).
  • December 6, 2023: Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application (ST6).
  • August 2, 2023: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).
  • August 2, 2022: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).

Other permits held by UMH PROP INC

HIGHLAND ESTATES among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Eagle Point-Mill Creek subwatershed (HUC 020402030303), PA0070122 among them. Its county holds 304, 1 of them major permits; PA0070122 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Eagle Point-Mill Creek subwatershed (HUC 020402030303)

  • ALLOY PLT, Springdale: PAG036315, minor permit, discharging to Mill Creek, permit term to March 23, 2028
  • FOLINO ESTATE- EAST SIDE LD, Greenwich, Township Of: PAC060443, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
  • SHANE BAILEY SRSTP, Kutztown: PAG042242, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Mill Creek, permit term to November 11, 2028
  • SIEGRIED BARN ADAPTIVE RE-USE, Maxatawny: PAC060558, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
  • WASTE MGMT ALLENTOWN, Kutztown: PAG032301, minor permit, discharging to UNT Of Mill Creek, permit term to March 23, 2028

Nearby on the register

Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES PA0070122 for HIGHLAND ESTATES in Kutztown, PA, held by UMH PROP INC and discharging to UNT To Mill Creek in the Eagle Point-Mill Creek subwatershed (HUC 020402030303). The page lists the permit as Effective and Minor, with 11 pollutants on file, 0 under a numeric limit, 11 with a violation of any kind, and 2 with an effluent exceedance.