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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0253367

TEEN QUEST RANCH STP, Somerset, PA: NPDES PA0253367 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

TEEN QUEST RANCH STP, held by CHRISTIAN YOUTH CRUSADE, holds NPDES permit PA0253367, which discharges to Unt To Middle Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 6, 2017 and expiring April 30, 2022.

TEEN QUEST RANCH STP, Somerset, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0253367, held by CHRISTIAN YOUTH CRUSADE; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 6, 2017, term to April 30, 2022, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to UNT To Middle Creek.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2024, largest 298% over the limit.
  • Coliform, fecal general: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2026, largest 1,200% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2022, largest 456% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2024, largest 110% over the limit.
  • BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2024, largest 18% over the limit.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2022, largest 15% over the limit.
  • pH: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • September 10, 2025: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
  • March 3, 2025: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).
  • December 1, 2021: Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation (ST6).

TEEN QUEST RANCH STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 1 discharge permits in the Middle Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200060705), PA0253367 among them. Its county holds 96, 1 of them major permits; PA0253367 is a minor permit.

Identity

Facility as filedTEEN QUEST RANCH STP
Permittee as filedCHRISTIAN YOUTH CRUSADE
NPDES IDPA0253367
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedApril 6, 2017
Expiration dateApril 30, 2022
Issuing agencyState Environmental Organization
AddressSomerset, PA 15501
Receiving waterUNT To Middle Creek
SubwatershedMiddle Creek (HUC 050200060705)
SIC7032 – Sporting And Recreational Camps

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]4108February 29, 2024298% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general475February 28, 20261,200% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual264June 30, 2022456% over the limit
Solids, total suspended242May 31, 2024110% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]231March 31, 202418% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]121July 31, 202215% over the limit
pH220
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant110
Nitrogen, total [as N]100
Phosphorus, total [as P]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 10, 2025Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6
March 3, 2025Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6
December 1, 2021Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PA0253367.

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 PA0253367.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit PA0253367 for the Teen Quest Ranch STP in Somerset, PA, held by Christian Youth Crusade and discharging to the UNT To Middle Creek in the Middle Creek subwatershed (HUC 050200060705). The permit is listed as a Minor Discharger class permit and is administratively continued, with 10 minor-discharger classifications, 6 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance recorded.