Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NY0029271
SIDNEY (V) WPCP, Sidney, NY: NPDES NY0029271 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 33Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SIDNEY (V) WPCP, held by SIDNEY (V), holds NPDES permit NY0029271, which discharges to Susquehanna R. EPA’s file records it issued April 29, 2015 and expiring December 31, 2020. 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 | SIDNEY (V) WPCP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SIDNEY (V) |
| NPDES ID | NY0029271 |
| 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 | April 29, 2015 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | NYSDEC |
| Address | Sidney, NY 13838 |
| Receiving water | SUSQUEHANNA R |
| Subwatershed | Martin Brook-Susquehanna River (HUC 020501011105) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 33Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 | 1 | 8 | 7 | December 31, 2023 | 2,233% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 7 | 7 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| PCB-1248 | 4 | 24 | 6 | August 31, 2015 | 400% over the limit |
| PCB-1242 | 4 | 22 | 6 | August 31, 2015 | 400% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 20 | 6 | December 31, 2019 | 12% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 24 | 5 | February 28, 2023 | 213% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 15 | 2 | May 31, 2009 | 64% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 2 | February 28, 2023 | 11% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 1 | February 28, 2023 | 211% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as NO3] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [as free] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] [adjusted] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] [credit] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] [delivered] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] [credit] | 1 | 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 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2025 | 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.