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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0094536

FORTIS IND, Sidman, PA: NPDES PA0094536 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

FORTIS IND, held by ALLEGIANCE REHAB CTR INC, holds NPDES permit PA0094536, which discharges to Unt Of South Fork Little Conemaugh River. EPA’s file records it issued December 22, 2022 and expiring December 31, 2027.

FORTIS IND, Sidman, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0094536, held by ALLEGIANCE REHAB CTR INC; Effective; issued December 22, 2022, term to December 31, 2027, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to UNT Of South Fork Little Conemaugh River.

  • Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 19 violations of any kind, 19 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2023, largest 2,588% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 213% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 34% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest May 31, 2021.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, 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.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • E. coli: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 29, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
  • July 7, 2026: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • July 7, 2026: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
  • July 7, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • January 9, 2025: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).
  • January 8, 2025: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).
  • December 14, 2022: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • December 14, 2022: Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application (ST6).

FORTIS IND among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 8 discharge permits in the South Fork Little Conemaugh-Little Conemaugh River subwatershed (HUC 050100070402), PA0094536 among them. Its county holds 107, 1 of them major permits; PA0094536 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the South Fork Little Conemaugh-Little Conemaugh River subwatershed (HUC 050100070402)

Identity

Facility as filedFORTIS IND
Permittee as filedALLEGIANCE REHAB CTR INC
NPDES IDPA0094536
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedDecember 22, 2022
Expiration dateDecember 31, 2027
Issuing agencyState Environmental Organization
AddressSidman, PA 15955
Receiving waterUNT Of South Fork Little Conemaugh River
SubwatershedSouth Fork Little Conemaugh-Little Conemaugh River (HUC 050100070402)
SIC8361 – Residential Care

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
Coliform, fecal general41919May 31, 20232,588% over the limit
Solids, total suspended244February 29, 2024213% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]222February 29, 202434% over the limit
pH211May 31, 2021
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]420
Nitrogen, total [as N]110
Phosphorus, total [as P]110
Iron, total [as Fe]110
Manganese, total [as Mn]110
Aluminum, total [as Al]110
E. coli110
Chlorine, total residual400
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant200
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 7, 2026Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
July 7, 2026Monitoring Violations - Analysis not ConductedST6
January 9, 2025Permit Violations - Failure to Pay FeesST6
January 8, 2025Permit Violations - Failure to Pay FeesST6
December 14, 2022Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
December 14, 2022Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal ApplicationST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 7, 2026EvaluationS

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 29, 2026Notice of ViolationState

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit PA0094536 for FORTIS IND in Sidman, PA, held by ALLEGIANCE REHAB CTR INC and discharging to UNT Of South Fork Little Conemaugh River within the South Fork Little Conemaugh-Little Conemaugh River subwatershed (HUC 050100070402). The permit is listed as Effective, a Minor Discharger class permit with 4 pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, out of 14 pollutants on file.