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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0103713

SCRUBGRASS POWER PLANT, Kennerdell, PA: NPDES PA0103713 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SCRUBGRASS POWER PLANT, held by SCRUBGRASS GENERATING CO LP, holds NPDES permit PA0103713, which discharges to Unnamed Stream. EPA’s file records it issued October 10, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023.

SCRUBGRASS POWER PLANT, Kennerdell, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0103713, held by SCRUBGRASS GENERATING CO LP; Effective; issued October 10, 2018, term to October 31, 2023, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to Unnamed Stream; Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation.

  • Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2024, largest 12% over the limit.
  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 5 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 209% over the limit.
  • Manganese, total [as Mn]: 4 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2022, largest 105% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 28, 2022, largest 86% over the limit.
  • pH: 10 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 8 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 5 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total [as Cr]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, total [as Al]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, free available: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

SCRUBGRASS POWER PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 19 discharge permits in the Lower Twomile Run-Allegheny River subwatershed (HUC 050100030907), PA0103713 among them. Its county holds 53, 1 of them major permits; PA0103713 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Twomile Run-Allegheny River subwatershed (HUC 050100030907)

Identity

Facility as filedSCRUBGRASS POWER PLANT
Permittee as filedSCRUBGRASS GENERATING CO LP
NPDES IDPA0103713
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 10, 2018
Expiration dateOctober 31, 2023
Issuing agencyState Environmental Organization
AddressKennerdell, PA 16374
Receiving waterUnnamed Stream
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedLower Twomile Run-Allegheny River (HUC 050100030907)
NAICS221112 – Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
SIC4911 – Electric Services
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler PAD987396322; ICIS-AIR source PA000249192

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 suspended6182March 31, 202412% over the limit
Iron, total [as Fe]5152December 31, 2022209% over the limit
Manganese, total [as Mn]4142December 31, 2022105% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]141February 28, 202286% over the limit
pH10260
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant8220
Oil & Grease5130
Chromium, total [as Cr]4120
Zinc, total [as Zn]4120
Aluminum, total [as Al]4120
Chlorine, total residual390
Chlorine, free available260
Coliform, fecal general230

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0103713.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PA0103713.

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 PA0103713.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES PA0103713 for the SCRUBGRASS POWER PLANT in Kennerdell, PA, held by SCRUBGRASS GENERATING CO LP, which discharges to Unnamed Stream within the Lower Twomile Run-Allegheny River subwatershed (HUC 050100030907). The page lists 13 pollutants under a numeric limit and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit shown as issued October 10, 2018 and expiring October 31, 2023.