Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0246760
FCGA - WTP FILTER BACKWASH, Chambersburg, PA: NPDES PA0246760 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FCGA - WTP FILTER BACKWASH, held by FRANKLIN CNTY GEN AUTH, holds NPDES permit PA0246760, which discharges to Unt Of Conococheague Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 23, 2022 and expiring May 31, 2027. 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 | FCGA - WTP FILTER BACKWASH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FRANKLIN CNTY GEN AUTH |
| NPDES ID | PA0246760 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 23, 2022 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Chambersburg, PA 17201 |
| Receiving water | UNT Of Conococheague Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Mountain Creek-Conococheague Creek (HUC 020700040803) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 suspended | 4 | 17 | 1 | January 31, 2023 | 15% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2021 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | 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.