Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0256323

SANDY RIDGE QUARRY, Philipsburg, PA: NPDES PA0256323 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
12Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
2Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

SANDY RIDGE QUARRY, held by GLENN O HAWBAKER INC, holds NPDES permit PA0256323, which discharges to Unt To Moshannon Creek. EPA’s file records it issued May 17, 2022 and expiring July 19, 2027.

SANDY RIDGE QUARRY, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0256323, held by GLENN O HAWBAKER INC; Effective; issued May 17, 2022, term to July 19, 2027, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to UNT To Moshannon Creek.

Solids, total suspended: 18 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 18 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Manganese, total [as Mn]: 18 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total [as Al]: 18 limits, 66 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 12 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 6 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Specific conductance: 6 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 6 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Acidity, total [as CaCO3]: 6 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Sulfate, total [as SO4]: 6 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3]: 6 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

June 23, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
April 20, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).

Other permits held by GLENN O HAWBAKER INC

WHITEROCK QUARRY, Pleasant Gap: PA0206229, issued October 21, 2021
PLEASANT GAP RAIL FACILITY, Pleasant Gap: PA0232882, issued May 10, 2023
HAGERMANS RUN QUARRY, Canton: PA0238287, issued January 15, 2020
CANOE VALLEY QUARRY, Alexandria: PA0249319, issued March 6, 2023
RISHEL 2 OPR, Grampian: PA0256153, issued January 21, 2016
HAGERMANS RUN #2 EXCAVATION, Williamsport: PA0257486, issued June 21, 2017
NORTH ORWELL QUARRY, Rome: PA0257681, issued November 2, 2016
BRADFORD CO QUARRY, Ulster: PA0257885, issued April 17, 2018
BERG MINE, Grove City: PA0259127, issued September 12, 2017
BLOSSBURG OPERATION, Blossburg: PA0269522, issued March 17, 2014

SANDY RIDGE QUARRY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 18 discharge permits in the Middle Moshannon Creek subwatershed (HUC 020502010506), PA0256323 among them.

Other permits in the Middle Moshannon Creek subwatershed (HUC 020502010506)

6 MILE WEST, Osceola Mills: PA0269778, minor permit, discharging to Shimel Run, permit term to March 19, 2023
ASHMAN MINE, Morrisdale: PA0257516, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Emigh Run, permit term to April 23, 2022
BEAVER, Philipsburg: PA0219932, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Moshannon Creek, permit term to June 17, 2026
CENTRAL INTERMEDIATE UNIT 10, Phillipsburg: PAC140199, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
COOPER TWP MUNI AUTH BLACK BEAR RUN WATER SYSTEM, Munson: PA0233340, minor permit, discharging to Moshannon Creek, permit term to March 31, 2029
DRAGON OPERATION, Morrisdale: PA0257818, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Hawk Run, permit term to May 13, 2027
ELLIOT MINE, Osceola Mills: PA0115711, minor permit, discharging to Shimel Run, permit term to September 21, 2022
GRETTA/MOUNTAINTOP #2 OPERATION, Philipsburg: PA0256854, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Moshannon Creek, permit term to March 8, 2020
JIM VEROST USED CARS & TRUCKS, Philipsburg: PAR604826, minor permit, discharging to MOSHANNON CREEK, permit term to December 31, 2014
LONG 1 MINE, Shinglehouse: PA0611034, minor permit, discharging to Moshannon Creek, permit term to November 8, 2019

Identity

Facility as filed	SANDY RIDGE QUARRY
Permittee as filed	GLENN O HAWBAKER INC
NPDES ID	PA0256323
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	May 17, 2022
Expiration date	July 19, 2027
Issuing agency	State Environmental Organization
Address	Philipsburg, PA 16866
Receiving water	UNT To Moshannon Creek
Subwatershed	Middle Moshannon Creek (HUC 020502010506)

Effluent limits and exceedances

12Pollutants on file
12Under a numeric limit
12With 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
Solids, total suspended	18	66
Iron, total [as Fe]	18	66
Manganese, total [as Mn]	18	66
Aluminum, total [as Al]	18	66
pH	12	44
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	6	22
Specific conductance	6	22
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]	6	22
Acidity, total [as CaCO3]	6	22
Sulfate, total [as SO4]	6	22
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	6	22
Alkalinity - Acidity [as CaCO3]	6	22

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PA0256323.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0256323.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 23, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	S
April 20, 2026	Reconnaissance without Sampling	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

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES PA0256323.

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This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES PA0256323 for SANDY RIDGE QUARRY in Philipsburg, PA, held by GLENN O HAWBAKER INC and discharging to UNT To Moshannon Creek in the Middle Moshannon Creek subwatershed (HUC 020502010506). The facts list 12 pollutants on file, 12 under a numeric limit, 12 with a violation of any kind, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.