Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0276740
SUNOPTA FOOD SOLUTIONS/FOOD PROCESSING PLT, Allentown, PA: NPDES PA0276740 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SUNOPTA FOOD SOLUTIONS/FOOD PROCESSING PLT, held by SUNOPTA GRAINS & FOOD INC., holds NPDES permit PA0276740, which discharges to Iron Run. EPA’s file records it issued April 10, 2024 and expiring April 30, 2029.
SUNOPTA FOOD SOLUTIONS/FOOD PROCESSING PLT, Allentown, Pennsylvania: Individual permit PA0276740, held by SUNOPTA GRAINS & FOOD INC.; Effective; issued April 10, 2024, term to April 30, 2029, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to Iron Run.
- pH: 10 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
SUNOPTA FOOD SOLUTIONS/FOOD PROCESSING PLT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 41 discharge permits in the Spring Creek subwatershed (HUC 020401060701), PA0276740 among them. Its county holds 150, 2 of them major permits; PA0276740 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Spring Creek subwatershed (HUC 020401060701)
- 1001 GLENLIVET DR, Allentown: PAD390252, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Haasen Creek, permit term to April 23, 2028
- 6642 GRANT WAY BLDG EXPANSION, Allentown: PAD390300, minor permit, discharging to UNT Of Haasen Creek, permit term to May 19, 2029
- 7150 AMBASSADOR DR BLDG EXPANSION, Allentown: PAD390283, minor permit, discharging to Haasen Creek, permit term to May 19, 2029
- BASF CONST CHEM, Allentown: PAG032336, minor permit, discharging to Lehigh River, permit term to March 23, 2028
- BASF CONST CHEM, Allentown: PAR232206, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Lehigh River, permit term to September 23, 2022
- BERKS LEHIGH REG POLICE DEPT COMPLEX, Breinigsville: PAD390384, minor permit, discharging to Unnamed Stream, permit term to July 7, 2031
- BLUE TRITON, Breinigsville: PAD390317, minor permit, discharging to Iron Run, permit term to May 14, 2030
- CETRONIA REDEV RESTORATION BLDG DEMOLITION, Allentown: PAD390271, minor permit, discharging to Iron Run, permit term to April 15, 2029
- COCA COLA NORTHEAST PLT, Allentown: PAR122212, minor permit, discharging to IRON RUN, permit term to January 15, 2012
- EASTERN LIFT TRUCK BLDG ADDITION, Allentown: PAD390331, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Cedar Creek, permit term to September 24, 2030
Identity
| Facility as filed | SUNOPTA FOOD SOLUTIONS/FOOD PROCESSING PLT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SUNOPTA GRAINS & FOOD INC. |
| NPDES ID | PA0276740 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 10, 2024 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2029 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Allentown, PA 18106 |
| Receiving water | Iron Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Spring Creek (HUC 020401060701) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source PA000805186 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 1With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 10 | 4 | 4 | December 31, 2025 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0276740.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PA0276740.
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 PA0276740.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.