Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0244538
BUCKMAN'S REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM, Pottstown, PA: NPDES PA0244538 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BUCKMAN'S REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM, held by BUCKMANS INC, holds NPDES permit PA0244538, which discharges to Possum Hollow Run. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 2023 and expiring November 30, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BUCKMAN'S REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BUCKMANS INC |
| NPDES ID | PA0244538 |
| 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 | June 29, 2023 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Pottstown, PA 19464 |
| Receiving water | Possum Hollow Run |
| Subwatershed | Sprogles Run-Schuylkill River (HUC 020402031002) |
| NAICS | 325180 – Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2819 – Industrial Inorganic Chemicals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler PAR000521187 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 4 | 2 | December 31, 2017 | 8% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.