Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0007919
CASCADE TISSUE GROUP PA INC (FORMERLY POPE & TALBOT), Ransom, PA: NPDES PA0007919 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CASCADE TISSUE GROUP PA INC (FORMERLY POPE & TALBOT), held by CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - PA INC, holds NPDES permit PA0007919, which discharges to Susquehanna River In Wtrshd 7-K. EPA’s file records it issued July 29, 2005 and expiring July 31, 2010. 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 | CASCADE TISSUE GROUP PA INC (FORMERLY POPE & TALBOT) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CASCADES TISSUE GROUP - PA INC |
| NPDES ID | PA0007919 |
| 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 | July 29, 2005 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2010 |
| Address | Ransom, PA 18653 |
| Receiving water | SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN WTRSHD 7-K |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Obendoffers Creek-Susquehanna River (HUC 020501061409) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 56 | 22 | May 31, 2019 | 49% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 48 | 19 | April 30, 2020 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 65 | 13 | September 30, 2017 | 125% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 87 | 6 | May 31, 2017 | |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 22 | 5 | June 30, 2021 | 3,450% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 18 | 3 | September 30, 2020 | 20% over the limit |
| Suspended Solids, Total | 0 | 9 | 1 | September 30, 2016 | 26% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 1 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 9 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 11, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| September 30, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| February 20, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 20, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| August 1, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 1, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| August 1, 2018 | Permit Violations - Failure to Submit Timely Permit Renewal Application | ST6 |
| January 10, 2018 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | 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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