Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0085073
WOOD-BROADTOP-WELLS STP, Robertsdale, PA: NPDES PA0085073 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WOOD-BROADTOP-WELLS STP, held by WOOD BROAD TOP WELLS JT MUNI AUTH, holds NPDES permit PA0085073, which discharges to Unt To Great Trough Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 16, 2020 and expiring July 31, 2025.
WOOD-BROADTOP-WELLS STP, Robertsdale, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0085073, held by WOOD BROAD TOP WELLS JT MUNI AUTH; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 16, 2020, term to July 31, 2025, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to UNT To Great Trough Creek.
- Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021, largest 2,320% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2019, largest 43% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2019, largest 61% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ultraviolet light intensity: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- May 6, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- March 2, 2021: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
- December 16, 2020: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
- December 11, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- November 14, 2019: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- October 23, 2018: Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error (ST6).
Pennsylvania holds 261 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 177 were issued before PA0085073.
Coverages issued nearest PA0085073
- June 18, 2020: TURBOTVILLE WWTP, Turbotville, PA0028100, held by PA AMER WATER CO
- July 1, 2020: LAWRENCE TWP MUNIC AUTH SEWER SYSTEM, Tioga, PA0209384, held by LAWRENCE TWP MUNI AUTH TIOGA CNTY
- July 8, 2020: BETHEL TOWNSHIP STP, Warfordsburg, PA0084964, held by BETHEL TWP FULTON CNTY
- July 10, 2020: BUFFINGTON STP, New Salem, PA0093211, held by MENALLEN TWP FAYETTE CNTY
- July 15, 2020: MILLHEIM BORO COUNCIL, Coburn, PA0114553, held by MILLHEIM BORO CENTRE CNTY
- July 21, 2020: LITTLESTOWN STP, Littlestown, PA0021229, held by LITTLESTOWN BORO AUTH ADAMS CNTY
- July 22, 2020: GREEN STREET STP, Doylestown, PA0021181, held by BUCKS CNTY WATER & SEW AUTH
- August 6, 2020: WEATHERLY BOROUGH, Weatherly, PA0021555, held by WEATHERLY BORO CARBON CNTY
- August 17, 2020: HOPEWELL STP, Hopewell, PA0082341, held by HOPEWELL BORO BEDFORD CNTY
- August 17, 2020: SUNNYSIDE STP, Hopewell, PA0247073, held by HOPEWELL TWP BEDFORD CNTY
WOOD-BROADTOP-WELLS STP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Great Trough Creek subwatershed (HUC 020503030702), PA0085073 among them. Its county holds 37, 0 of them major permits; PA0085073 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Great Trough Creek subwatershed (HUC 020503030702)
- FIRETOWER MINE, Wells Tannery: PA0279722, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Great Trough Creek, permit term to October 21, 2024
- FIRETOWER NO 2 MINE, Waterfall: PA0279854, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Great Trough Creek, permit term to August 29, 2027
- TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION - ENTRIKEN COMPRESSOR STATION, James Creek: PAG103589, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Great Trough Creek, permit term to April 21, 2027
Identity
| Facility as filed | WOOD-BROADTOP-WELLS STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WOOD BROAD TOP WELLS JT MUNI AUTH |
| NPDES ID | PA0085073 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 16, 2020 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Robertsdale, PA 16674 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Great Trough Creek |
| Subwatershed | Great Trough Creek (HUC 020503030702) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 10 | 4 | September 30, 2021 | 2,320% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 15 | 3 | September 30, 2019 | 43% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 2 | July 31, 2019 | 61% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 21 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 2, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| December 16, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| December 11, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| November 14, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| October 23, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 PA0085073.
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