Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0248088
FRANKLIN TWP CASHTOWN MCKNIGHTSTOWN STP, Orrtanna, PA: NPDES PA0248088 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FRANKLIN TWP CASHTOWN MCKNIGHTSTOWN STP, held by PA AMER WATER CO, holds NPDES permit PA0248088, which discharges to Unt To Marsh Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 13, 2020 and expiring May 31, 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 | FRANKLIN TWP CASHTOWN MCKNIGHTSTOWN STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PA AMER WATER CO |
| NPDES ID | PA0248088 |
| 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 | May 13, 2020 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Orrtanna, PA 17353 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Marsh Creek |
| Subwatershed | Upper Marsh Creek (HUC 020700090202) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
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
- 20Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 18With 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 | 4 | 9 | 7 | May 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 8 | 1 | March 31, 2017 | 131% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 3 | 1 | January 31, 2025 | 143% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 22, 2022 | 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.