NPDES PA0252522 · Clean Water Act
LAVANSVILLE STP, Somerset, PA: NPDES PA0252522 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
LAVANSVILLE STP, Somerset, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0252522, held by SOMERSET TWP MUNI AUTH SOMERSET CNTY; Publicly owned treatment works; Effective; issued October 3, 2019, term to October 31, 2024, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to West Branch Coxes Creek.
1 of the 12 pollutants listed for NPDES PA0252522 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 8 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 92% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2024, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2022, largest 25% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 7 limits, 7 violations of any kind.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- pH: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- Ultraviolet light transmittance: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind.
- E. coli: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit.
- March 3, 2025: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
- March 3, 2025: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
Pennsylvania holds 261 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 136 were issued before PA0252522. SOMERSET TWP MUNI AUTH SOMERSET CNTY holds 2 permits in Pennsylvania.
Other permits held by SOMERSET TWP MUNI AUTH SOMERSET CNTY
- SCI SOMERSET STP, Somerset: PA0205681, issued 2022-11-14
Coverages issued nearest PA0252522
- 2019-07-26: DUNKARD BOBTOWN STP, Dilliner: PA0028452, held by DUNKARD TWP & BOBTOWN MUNI AUTH GREENE CNTY
- 2019-08-23: SNAKE SPRING TWP STP, Everett: PA0084077, held by SNAKE SPRING TWP MUNI AUTH BEDFORD CNTY
- 2019-09-11: UNIV AREA JOINT AUTH SPRING CREEK STP, State College: PA0026239, held by UNIV AREA JT AUTH
- 2019-09-11: NEW STANTON STP, Hunker: PA0038181, held by WESTMORELAND CNTY MUNI AUTH
- 2019-10-01: BIG RUN STP, Masontown: PA0023906, held by MASONTOWN MUNI AUTH
- 2019-10-28: BONNEAUVILLE STP, Gettysburg: PA0028592, held by BONNEAUVILLE BORO ADAMS CNTY
- 2019-11-04: CLYMER TWP MUNI AUTH, Sabinsville: PA0114693, held by CLYMER TWP MUNI AUTH TIOGA CNTY
- 2019-11-12: OUTCROP VILLAGE STP, Smithfield: PA0098957, held by FAYETTE CNTY HOUSING AUTH
- 2019-11-13: CUMBERLAND TWP NORTH STP, Gettysburg: PA0024139, held by CUMBERLAND TWP AUTH ADAMS CNTY
- 2019-11-13: CUMBERLAND TWP SOUTH STP, Gettysburg: PA0024147, held by CUMBERLAND TWP AUTH ADAMS CNTY
LAVANSVILLE STP among its neighbors
7 discharge permits are in the West Branch Coxes Creek-Coxes Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200060502); PA0252522 is one. Its county: 96, 1 major; PA0252522 is minor permit.
Other permits in the West Branch Coxes Creek-Coxes Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200060502)
- A SEAM DEEP MINE, Berlin: PA0254827, minor, term to 2019-10-31
- COXES CREEK WTP, Somerset: PA0216763, minor, term to 2024-10-31
- MURDOCK PROP SRSTP, Somerset: PAG046163, minor, term to 2004-03-09
- PONDEROSA NO 2 MINE, Rockwood: PA0263079, minor, term to 2026-06-30
- SCI SOMERSET STP, Somerset: PA0205681, minor, term to 2027-11-30
- WILSON CREEK COAL PREP PLANT, Rockwood: PA0588491, minor, term to 2026-11-23
Identity
| Facility | LAVANSVILLE STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee | SOMERSET TWP MUNI AUTH SOMERSET CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0252522 |
| Status | Effective |
| Type | Individual permit |
| Class | Minor |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 3, 2019 |
| Expires | October 31, 2024 |
| Agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Somerset, PA 15501 |
| Receiving water | West Branch Coxes Creek |
| Subwatershed | West Branch Coxes Creek-Coxes Creek (HUC 050200060502) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
NPDES PA0252522: effluent limits and exceedances
LAVANSVILLE STP (NPDES PA0252522): 12 pollutants on file, 11 limited; 11 with a violation of any kind, 3 with an exceedance.
| Pollutant | Limits | Violations | Exceedances | Latest | Largest, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 7 | 3 | October 31, 2024 | 92% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 4 | 2 | October 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 1 | October 31, 2022 | 25% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light transmittance | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NPDES PA0252522: inspections, violations and enforcement
NPDES PA0252522: 2 single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 3, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
NPDES PA0252522 (LAVANSVILLE STP): no inspection, formal enforcement action and informal enforcement action on file.
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Permits near NPDES PA0252522
NPDES PA0252522: 12 pollutant rows, 2 dated events; ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.