Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0239160
MCCALMONT TWP WWTP, Anita, PA: NPDES PA0239160 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MCCALMONT TWP WWTP, held by MCCALMONT TWP JEFFERSON CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0239160, which discharges to Elk Run. EPA’s file records it issued December 2, 2020 and expiring December 31, 2025.
MCCALMONT TWP WWTP, Anita, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0239160, held by MCCALMONT TWP JEFFERSON CNTY; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 2, 2020, term to December 31, 2025, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to Elk Run; Sewage Treatment Facilities.
- Coliform, fecal general: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2026, largest 142% over the limit.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 51% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 39% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 20 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ultraviolet light intensity: 1 limit, 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.
MCCALMONT TWP WWTP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Elk Run subwatershed (HUC 050100060705), PA0239160 among them. Its county holds 56, 0 of them major permits; PA0239160 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Elk Run subwatershed (HUC 050100060705)
- EIS SOLAR - PUNXSUTAWNEY PA, Young, Township Of: PAC330054, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
- MERSEN USA GS-NAC CORP, Punxsutawney: PAG038474, minor permit, discharging to Elk Run, permit term to March 23, 2028
- NAC CARBON PROD, Punxsutawney: PAR118317, minor permit, discharging to Unnamed Stream, permit term to September 30, 2016
Identity
| Facility as filed | MCCALMONT TWP WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MCCALMONT TWP JEFFERSON CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0239160 |
| 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 | December 2, 2020 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Anita, PA 15711 |
| Receiving water | Elk Run |
| Subwatershed | Elk Run (HUC 050100060705) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 | 2 | 8 | 4 | May 31, 2026 | 142% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 11 | 3 | April 30, 2026 | 51% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 6 | 2 | February 28, 2026 | 39% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 20 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0239160.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PA0239160.
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 PA0239160.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.