Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PAG033761

MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA, Elizabethtown, PA: NPDES PAG033761 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA, held by MARS WRIGLEY US LLC, holds NPDES permit PAG033761, which discharges to Conoy Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 12, 2023 and expiring March 23, 2028.

MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania: Coverage under a general permit PAG033761, held by MARS WRIGLEY US LLC; Effective; issued December 12, 2023, term to March 23, 2028, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to Conoy Creek.

Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

September 12, 2025: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).

MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 15 discharge permits in the Conoy Creek subwatershed (HUC 020503061701), PAG033761 among them.

Other permits in the Conoy Creek subwatershed (HUC 020503061701)

1376 CAMPUS ROAD, Mount Joy, Township Of: PAC360735, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2024
BEAR CRK ESTS, Elizabethtown: PAC360938, minor permit, discharging to Unnamed Stream, permit term to December 7, 2029
BOROUGH OF ELIZABETHTOWN, Elizabethtown: PAL023108, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
E-TOWN NEW PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE RENEWAL, Elizabethtown, Borough Of: PAC360624, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2024
ELIZABETH RD SELF STORAGE LLC, Elizabethtown: PAC360488, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
ELIZABETHTOWN AREA HIGH SCHOOL, Elizabethtown: PAC360886, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2024
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE - IRA R. HERR FIELD, Elizabethtown, Borough Of: PAC361150, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
LEON ZIMMERMAN FARM, Elizabethtown: PAG123781, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Susquehanna River, permit term to December 31, 2028
MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA, Elizabethtown: PAR123508, minor permit, discharging to CONOY CREEK, permit term to February 28, 2015
RADIO ROAD, Mount Joy, Township Of: PAC360458, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA
Permittee as filed	MARS WRIGLEY US LLC
NPDES ID	PAG033761
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 12, 2023
Expiration date	March 23, 2028
Issuing agency	State Environmental Organization
Address	Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Receiving water	Conoy Creek
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Conoy Creek (HUC 020503061701)

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
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	4	4
pH	4	4
Solids, total suspended	4	4
Oil & Grease	4	4
Nitrogen, total [as N]	4	4
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	4

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PAG033761.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
September 12, 2025	Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PAG033761.

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 PAG033761.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit PAG033761 for MARS CHOCOLATE NORTH AMERICA in Elizabethtown, PA, held by MARS WRIGLEY US LLC and discharging to Conoy Creek, with the permit listed as effective and issued December 12, 2023 and expiring March 23, 2028. The page lists 6 pollutants on file, 6 under a numeric limit, 6 with a violation of any kind, and 0 with an effluent exceedance.