Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0256005
SAY CORE INC PORTAGE PLT, Portage, PA: NPDES PA0256005 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SAY CORE INC PORTAGE PLT, held by SAY CORE INC, holds NPDES permit PA0256005, which discharges to Spring Run. EPA’s file records it issued November 22, 2022 and expiring December 31, 2027. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SAY CORE INC PORTAGE PLT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SAY CORE INC |
| NPDES ID | PA0256005 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 22, 2022 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Portage, PA 15946 |
| Receiving water | Spring Run |
| Subwatershed | Bens Creek-Little Conemaugh River (HUC 050100070502) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 9 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 9 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 9 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 9 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 9 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 9 | 18 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PA0256005.
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 4, 2026 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2026 | Audit | S |
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
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 September 15, 2026.