Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PAG033885
SIMS METAL NEW OXFORD, New Oxford, PA: NPDES PAG033885 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SIMS METAL NEW OXFORD, held by SIMS METAL EAST LLC, holds NPDES permit PAG033885, which discharges to Swift Run. EPA’s file records it issued February 26, 2024 and expiring March 23, 2028. 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.
What the register holds for SIMS METAL NEW OXFORD: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in New Oxford, Pennsylvania, its receiving water, and 8 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES PAG033885.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SIMS METAL NEW OXFORD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SIMS METAL EAST LLC |
| NPDES ID | PAG033885 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 26, 2024 |
| Expiration date | March 23, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | New Oxford, PA 17350 |
| Receiving water | Swift Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Swift Run-Conewago Creek (HUC 020503060203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PAG033885.
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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PAG033885.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES PAG033885.
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 PAG033885.
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.