Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NY0005134
59TH STREET STEAM STATION, Manhattan (Subdivision), NY: NPDES NY0005134 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
59TH STREET STEAM STATION, held by CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NY, holds NPDES permit NY0005134, which discharges to Hudson R. EPA’s file records it issued January 20, 2011 and expiring April 30, 2016. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | 59TH STREET STEAM STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NY |
| NPDES ID | NY0005134 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 20, 2011 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | NYSDEC |
| Address | Manhattan (Subdivision), NY 10019 |
| Receiving water | HUDSON R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | East River-Hudson River (HUC 020301010405) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 | 6 | 16 | 16 | August 31, 2021 | |
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | 1 | 4 | 4 | August 31, 2021 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 20 | 2 | December 31, 2010 | 288% over the limit |
| pH range excursions, monthly total accum | 1 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2013 | 57% over the limit |
| TU Static Renewal Chronic Cyprinodeon variegatus | 0 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, length of excursion | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 19, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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 14, 2026.