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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0070149

LEESPORT BOROUGH AUTHORITY WWTP, Leesport, PA: NPDES PA0070149 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

LEESPORT BOROUGH AUTHORITY WWTP, held by LEESPORT BORO AUTH BERKS CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0070149, which discharges to Schuylkill River. EPA’s file records it issued April 22, 2020 and expiring April 30, 2025.

LEESPORT BOROUGH AUTHORITY WWTP, Leesport, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0070149, held by LEESPORT BORO AUTH BERKS CNTY; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued April 22, 2020, term to April 30, 2025, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to Schuylkill River.

  • Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2019, largest 2,165% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 99,999% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2018, largest 317% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2020, largest 40% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2018, largest 36% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate 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.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 11, 2024: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).

Pennsylvania holds 261 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 165 were issued before PA0070149.

Coverages issued nearest PA0070149

  • February 24, 2020: BERWICK TWP STP, New Oxford, PA0087921, held by BERWICK TWP ADAMS CNTY
  • February 28, 2020: BROAD TOP TWP KEARNEY STP, Defiance, PA0087335, held by BROAD TOP TWP BEDFORD CNTY
  • March 2, 2020: THOMPSON RUN STP, West Mifflin, PA0026506, held by W MIFFLIN SANI SEW MUNI AUTH ALLEGHENY CNTY
  • March 12, 2020: WEST PIKE RUN TWP SEWAGE PLANT, Daisytown, PA0203688, held by WEST PIKE RUN TWP WASHINGTON CNTY
  • April 1, 2020: NEW HANOVER TWP AUTH STP, Gilbertsville, PA0057819, held by NEW HANOVER TWP AUTH MONTGOMERY CNTY
  • April 24, 2020: BIGLERVILLE STP, Biglerville, PA0022250, held by BIGLERVILLE BORO AUTH
  • April 27, 2020: HAMPSHIRE ESTATES STP, Gibsonia, PA0093891, held by DEER CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN AUTH
  • May 5, 2020: TRADESVILLE STP, Chalfont, PA0056758, held by BUCKS CNTY WATER & SEW AUTH
  • May 25, 2020: LOGAN TWP STP, Altoona, PA0032557, held by LOGAN TWP BLAIR CNTY
  • June 5, 2020: SHADE GAP AREA STP, Shade Gap, PA0084514, held by SHADE GAP AREA JT MUNI AUTH HUNTINGDON CNTY

LEESPORT BOROUGH AUTHORITY WWTP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 23 discharge permits in the Pigeon Creek-Schuylkill River subwatershed (HUC 020402030603), PA0070149 among them. Its county holds 304, 1 of them major permits; PA0070149 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Pigeon Creek-Schuylkill River subwatershed (HUC 020402030603)

  • 150 BIRCH HILL RD DISTR CTR, Shoemakersville: PAD060062, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Schuylkill River, permit term to January 26, 2028
  • A TO Z MOTORS, Shoemakersville: PAG033831, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Pigeon Creek, permit term to March 23, 2028
  • CASELLA HAMBURG PA MRF, Hamburg: PAG033565, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Schuylkill River, permit term to March 23, 2028
  • CROWNSTONE DEALERSHIP, Ontelaunee: PAC060319, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
  • EPTING - LOOSE LANE TRACT, Leesport: PAD060077, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Schuylkill River, permit term to July 18, 2028
  • FAIRMOUNT FOUNDRY INC - HAMBURG, Hamburg: PAG034005, minor permit, discharging to Schuylkill River, permit term to March 23, 2028
  • GLEN GERY CORP MID ATLANTIC PLANT, Shoemakersville: PAG033808, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Schuylkill River, permit term to March 23, 2028
  • GLEN GERY CORP MID ATLANTIC PLANT, Shoemakersville: PAR213557, minor permit, discharging to UNT SCHUYLKILL RIVER, permit term to January 31, 2013
  • GLEN GERY SHOEMAKERSVILLE 2 QUARRY, Shoemakersville: PA0595659, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Schuylkill River, permit term to February 2, 2023
  • HAMBURG BORO, Hamburg: PAL021601, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025

Identity

Facility as filedLEESPORT BOROUGH AUTHORITY WWTP
Permittee as filedLEESPORT BORO AUTH BERKS CNTY
NPDES IDPA0070149
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedApril 22, 2020
Expiration dateApril 30, 2025
Issuing agencyState Environmental Organization
AddressLeesport, PA 19533
Receiving waterSchuylkill River
SubwatershedPigeon Creek-Schuylkill River (HUC 020402030603)
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems

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
Solids, total suspended52818February 28, 20192,165% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general41511March 31, 202499,999% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]2128August 31, 2018317% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual251June 30, 202040% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]131August 31, 201836% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C360
pH240
Nitrogen, total [as N]240
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]240
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]240
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]240
Phosphorus, total [as P]240
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant240
Solids, total dissolved240

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 11, 2024Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PA0070149.

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 PA0070149.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act NPDES discharge permit PA0070149 held by LEESPORT BORO AUTH BERKS CNTY for the LEESPORT BOROUGH AUTHORITY WWTP in Leesport, PA, which discharges to the Schuylkill River within the Pigeon Creek-Schuylkill River subwatershed (HUC 020402030603). The permit is listed as Effective and a Minor discharger class, with 14 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and it was issued April 22, 2020 and expires April 30, 2025.