Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PAG033806
HELIX IRONWOOD GENERATING STATION, Lebanon, PA: NPDES PAG033806 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
HELIX IRONWOOD GENERATING STATION, held by HELIX IRONWOOD LLC, holds NPDES permit PAG033806, which discharges to Tulpehocken Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 15, 2023 and expiring March 23, 2028.
HELIX IRONWOOD GENERATING STATION, Lebanon, Pennsylvania: Coverage under a general permit PAG033806, held by HELIX IRONWOOD LLC; Effective; issued December 15, 2023, term to March 23, 2028, by State Environmental Organization; discharges to Tulpehocken Creek; Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation.
- pH: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oil & Grease: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total [as Fe]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
HELIX IRONWOOD GENERATING STATION among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 20 discharge permits in the Headwaters Tulpehocken Creek subwatershed (HUC 020402030402), PAG033806 among them. Its county holds 204, 0 of them major permits; PAG033806 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Headwaters Tulpehocken Creek subwatershed (HUC 020402030402)
- BRUBAKER PROPERTIES LLC, Myerstown: PAC380394, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
- CLEASON NOLT SWINE FARM, Myerstown: PAG123562, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Tulpehocken Creek, permit term to March 31, 2024
- DEAN NOLT AG OPERATION, Richland: PAC380383, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2029
- ELCO HIGHSCHOOL BUILDING ADDITIONS, Myerstown: PAC380245, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2024
- ELK COMPANY OF TEXAS MYERSTOWN PLT, Myerstown: PAG033923, minor permit, discharging to Tulpehocken Creek, permit term to March 23, 2028
- ELK CORPORATION OF TEXAS MYERSTOWN PLT, Myerstown: PAR703524, minor permit, discharging to UNT TO TULPEHOCKEN CRK, permit term to November 30, 2014
- ELM STREET SUBDIVISION, Richland: PAC380281, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2024
- GMP ANNEX BUILDING ADDITION - BUILDING 3, Myerstown: PAC380276, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2024
- GQM NEW VENTURES II, LLC, Lebanon: PAC380219, minor permit, permit term to December 7, 2024
- LAND DEV PLAN FOR S RAMONA 100 REAL ESTATE, Myerstown: PAD380028, minor permit, discharging to UNT To Tulpehocken Creek, permit term to December 12, 2028
Identity
| Facility as filed | HELIX IRONWOOD GENERATING STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HELIX IRONWOOD LLC |
| NPDES ID | PAG033806 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 15, 2023 |
| Expiration date | March 23, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Lebanon, PA 17042 |
| Receiving water | Tulpehocken Creek |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Tulpehocken Creek (HUC 020402030402) |
| NAICS | 221112 – Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler PAR000504928 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PAG033806.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PAG033806.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PAG033806.
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 PAG033806.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.