Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NY0026336
NIAGARA FALLS (C) WWTP, Niagara Falls, NY: NPDES NY0026336 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 31Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 15Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NIAGARA FALLS (C) WWTP, held by NIAGARA FALLS WATER BOARD, holds NPDES permit NY0026336, which discharges to Niagara R. EPA’s file records it issued October 16, 2013 and expiring October 31, 2018. 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 | NIAGARA FALLS (C) WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NIAGARA FALLS WATER BOARD |
| NPDES ID | NY0026336 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 16, 2013 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | NYSDEC |
| Address | Niagara Falls, NY 14304 |
| Receiving water | NIAGARA R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Niagara Falls-Niagara River (HUC 041201040605) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 31Under a numeric limit
- 17With a violation of any kind
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 51 | 48 | October 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 5 | 18 | 18 | October 31, 2017 | 623% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 11 | 11 | September 30, 2015 | 56% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 5 | 5 | April 30, 2013 | 23% over the limit |
| Total agg concentration #2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | January 31, 2009 | 275% over the limit |
| .alpha.-BHC | 6 | 4 | 4 | February 28, 2023 | 148% over the limit |
| PCB-1248 | 2 | 4 | 4 | December 31, 2014 | 65% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 3 | 3 | October 31, 2017 | 30% over the limit |
| .gamma.-BHC | 6 | 2 | 2 | January 31, 2015 | 150% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 2 | 1 | May 31, 2015 | |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 1 | April 30, 2016 | 256% over the limit |
| pH range excursions, > 60 minutes | 1 | 2 | 1 | September 30, 2001 | 99,999% over the limit |
| .beta.-BHC | 4 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2021 | 145% over the limit |
| .delta.-BHC | 2 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2015 | 26% over the limit |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 2 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2007 | 25% over the limit |
| Mirex | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Di-n-butyl phthalate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDT | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDD | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDE | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amount of sludge land applied | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt. sludge disposed surface unit | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt sludge disposed in landfill | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 11, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| April 22, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
| May 28, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| July 29, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| July 29, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.