Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NY0028240
SARATOGA CO SD#1 WWTP, Mechanicville, NY: NPDES NY0028240 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 42Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SARATOGA CO SD#1 WWTP, held by SARATOGA COUNTY, holds NPDES permit NY0028240, which discharges to Hudson R. EPA’s file records it issued February 19, 2016 and expiring March 31, 2021. 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 | SARATOGA CO SD#1 WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SARATOGA COUNTY |
| NPDES ID | NY0028240 |
| 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 | February 19, 2016 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | NYSDEC |
| Address | Mechanicville, NY 12118 |
| Receiving water | HUDSON R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | McDonald Creek-Hudson River (HUC 020200031106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 48Pollutants on file
- 42Under a numeric limit
- 27With a violation of any kind
- 14With 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, settleable | 2 | 109 | 109 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 94 | 94 | May 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 16 | 79 | 79 | January 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 53 | 50 | December 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 8 | 28 | 28 | September 30, 2025 | |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 25 | 25 | May 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 94 | 14 | November 30, 2019 | 94% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 13 | 13 | November 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 13 | 11 | April 30, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 5 | 7 | 5 | August 31, 2021 | 74% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 4 | April 30, 2007 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3] | 8 | 4 | 2 | June 30, 2016 | 12% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 3 | 2 | March 31, 2005 | 40% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 5 | 3 | 1 | May 31, 2016 | 19% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [as free] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total phenols | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Trichloroethylene | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ann. amt sludge disposed by other method | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual amt of sludge incinerated | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Annual sludge production, total | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, ionic | 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 | ||
| 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES NY0028240.
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.