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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0082279

SPRING CREEK STP, Three Springs, PA: NPDES PA0082279 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SPRING CREEK STP, held by SPRING CREEK JT SEW AUTH HUNTINGDON CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0082279, which discharges to Three Springs Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 13, 2021 and expiring January 31, 2026.

SPRING CREEK STP, Three Springs, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0082279, held by SPRING CREEK JT SEW AUTH HUNTINGDON CNTY; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 13, 2021, term to January 31, 2026, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to Three Springs Creek.

  • Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 16 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2023, largest 3,744% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2023, largest 99% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Total: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, Total: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Ammonia Total: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • November 20, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
  • August 19, 2022: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
  • June 15, 2021: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).

Pennsylvania holds 261 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 197 were issued before PA0082279.

Coverages issued nearest PA0082279

  • December 16, 2020: MCALISTERVILLE STP, Mcalisterville, PA0023604, held by MCALISTERVILLE AREA JT AUTH JUNIATA CNTY
  • December 16, 2020: YORK SPRINGS STP, York Springs, PA0043567, held by YORK SPRINGS MUNI AUTH ADAMS CNTY
  • December 24, 2020: HERMITAGE MUNI AUTH STP, Hermitage, PA0028487, held by HERMITAGE MUNI AUTH MERCER CNTY
  • January 4, 2021: BUCKINGHAM VILLAGE WWTP, Buckingham, PA0052353, held by BUCKINGHAM TWP BUCKS CNTY
  • January 5, 2021: SUGAR GROVE AREA STP, Sugar Grove, PA0239445, held by SUGAR GROVE AREA SEW AUTH WARREN CNTY
  • January 14, 2021: MCCONNELLSBURG STP, Mcconnellsburg, PA0020508, held by MCCONNELLSBURG SEWERAGE AUTH FULTON CNTY
  • January 20, 2021: CONNOQUENESSING BORO STP, Connoquenessing, PA0223051, held by CONNOQUENESSING BORO BUTLER CNTY
  • January 26, 2021: REDBANK VALLEY STP, New Bethlehem, PA0024511, held by REDBANK VALLEY MUNI AUTH
  • February 2, 2021: EAST UNION TWP AUTH, Sheppton, PA0062537, held by EAST UNION TWP MUNI AUTH SCHUYLKILL CNTY
  • February 4, 2021: AMBRIDGE BORO STP, Ambridge, PA0027146, held by AMBRIDGE BORO MUNI AUTH BEAVER CNTY

SPRING CREEK STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 3 discharge permits in the Three Springs Creek subwatershed (HUC 020503040403), PA0082279 among them. Its county holds 37, 0 of them major permits; PA0082279 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Three Springs Creek subwatershed (HUC 020503040403)

  • SLATES SALVAGE, Three Springs: PAR603574, minor permit, discharging to UNT TO SPRING CREEK, permit term to March 31, 2015
  • SPRING FARMS ELEM SCH, Three Springs: PA0029947, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Spring Creek, permit term to June 30, 2023

Identity

Facility as filedSPRING CREEK STP
Permittee as filedSPRING CREEK JT SEW AUTH HUNTINGDON CNTY
NPDES IDPA0082279
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedJanuary 13, 2021
Expiration dateJanuary 31, 2026
Issuing agencyState Environmental Organization
AddressThree Springs, PA 17264
Receiving waterThree Springs Creek
SubwatershedThree Springs Creek (HUC 020503040403)

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 suspended7168June 30, 20233,744% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general453August 31, 202399% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]440
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C340
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]420
Nitrogen, Total420
Phosphorus, Total420
pH220
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant220
Chlorine, total residual220
Nitrogen, Ammonia Total210
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]110
Nitrogen, total [as N]110
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]110
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]110
Phosphorus, total [as P]110
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total110
Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total110
E. coli010

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
November 20, 2025Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
August 19, 2022Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
June 15, 2021Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PA0082279.

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 PA0082279.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act NPDES permit PA0082279 for SPRING CREEK STP in Three Springs, PA, held by SPRING CREEK JT SEW AUTH HUNTINGDON CNTY, a minor discharger that discharges to Three Springs Creek. The page lists a permit status of Administratively continued, with 2 pollutants under a numeric limit and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.