Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NY0023337
POTSDAM SEWER DISTRICT #1 STP, Potsdam, NY: NPDES NY0023337 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
POTSDAM SEWER DISTRICT #1 STP, held by POTSDAM (T), holds NPDES permit NY0023337, which discharges to Raquette R. EPA’s file records it issued November 13, 2020 and expiring October 31, 2025. 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.
Identity
| Facility as filed | POTSDAM SEWER DISTRICT #1 STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | POTSDAM (T) |
| NPDES ID | NY0023337 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 13, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | NYSDEC |
| Address | Potsdam, NY 13676 |
| Receiving water | RAQUETTE R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Musconetcong River (HUC 020401050504) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 11 | 4 | May 31, 2026 | 33% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 40 | 2 | December 31, 2006 | 1,567% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 5 | 31 | 1 | February 29, 2000 | 4% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 21 | 1 | September 30, 2009 | 156% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 7 | 1 | May 31, 2019 | 20% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 4 | 76 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 8 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| July 30, 2026 | 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 15, 2026.