Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0098060
SMITHWIND MHP STP, Fombell, PA: NPDES PA0098060 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 3Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SMITHWIND MHP STP, held by SMITH EUGENE J, holds NPDES permit PA0098060, which discharges to Glade Run. EPA’s file records it issued March 24, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2022.
SMITHWIND MHP STP, Fombell, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0098060, held by SMITH EUGENE J; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 24, 2017, term to March 31, 2022, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to Glade Run.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 39 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 480% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 24 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 4,229% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 14 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 14,106% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 10 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2019, largest 100% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2021, largest 657% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2017, largest 366% over the limit.
- 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.
- Nitrogen, 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.
- June 10, 2026: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).
- June 10, 2026: Audit (S).
- June 10, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
- May 18, 2026: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
- May 18, 2026: Audit (S).
- May 18, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
- January 10, 2026: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).
- January 10, 2026: Audit (S).
- January 10, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
- June 10, 2025: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).
- April 3, 2025: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
- April 3, 2025: Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies (ST6).
- April 3, 2025: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- April 3, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- April 3, 2025: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).
- April 3, 2025: Failure to minimize or prevent an unanticipated prohibited bypass to waters of the U.S. (ST6).
- January 9, 2025: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).
- January 8, 2024: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
- January 8, 2024: Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator (ST6).
- January 8, 2024: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
- September 12, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- September 12, 2023: Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted (ST6).
- September 12, 2023: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
- September 12, 2023: Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs (ST6).
- June 10, 2022: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
- February 12, 2019: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
- May 3, 2018: Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees (ST6).
SMITHWIND MHP STP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Mahoning Creek Lake-Mahoning Creek subwatershed (HUC 050100060707), PA0098060 among them. Its county holds 141, 6 of them major permits; PA0098060 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Mahoning Creek Lake-Mahoning Creek subwatershed (HUC 050100060707)
- 129 PHINEYVILLE ROAD SOLAR PROJ, Pottsville: PAD540034, minor permit, discharging to Catawissa Creek, permit term to April 13, 2030
- BEST MINE, Dayton: PA0251542, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Mahoning Creek, permit term to February 28, 2025
- CRAIG MULLEN SRSTP, Warren: PA0289710, minor permit, discharging to Dougherty Run, permit term to November 30, 2026
- FOUNDRY RUN MINE, Dayton: PA0259586, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Foundry Run, permit term to October 21, 2021
- GOOD SOLAR, Wayne, Township Of: PAC030057, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
Identity
| Facility as filed | SMITHWIND MHP STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SMITH EUGENE J |
| NPDES ID | PA0098060 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 24, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Fombell, PA 16123 |
| Receiving water | Glade Run |
| Subwatershed | Mahoning Creek Lake-Mahoning Creek (HUC 050100060707) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 45 | 39 | February 28, 2026 | 480% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 24 | 18 | April 30, 2026 | 4,229% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 20 | 14 | September 30, 2025 | 14,106% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 10 | 7 | March 31, 2019 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 6 | 3 | April 30, 2021 | 657% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 1 | 5 | 2 | June 30, 2017 | 366% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 21Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| May 18, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 10, 2026 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| June 10, 2025 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| April 3, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 3, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| April 3, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 3, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 3, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| April 3, 2025 | Failure to minimize or prevent an unanticipated prohibited bypass to waters of the U.S. | ST6 |
| January 9, 2025 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| January 8, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 8, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - No Licensed/Certified Operator | ST6 |
| January 8, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| September 12, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 12, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| September 12, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| September 12, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| June 10, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| February 12, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 3, 2018 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | Audit | S |
| May 18, 2026 | Audit | S |
| January 10, 2026 | Audit | 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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| May 18, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| January 10, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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