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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0011533

GIRARD POINT PROCESSING AREA, Philadelphia, PA: NPDES PA0011533 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

GIRARD POINT PROCESSING AREA, held by Sunoco, Inc.- Girard Point Processing Area, holds NPDES permit PA0011533, which discharges to Schuykill River. EPA’s file records it issued February 7, 2006 and expiring February 28, 2011. 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 filedGIRARD POINT PROCESSING AREA
Permittee as filedSunoco, Inc.- Girard Point Processing Area
NPDES IDPA0011533
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedFebruary 7, 2006
Expiration dateFebruary 28, 2011
AddressPhiladelphia, PA 19145
Receiving waterSchuykill River
SubwatershedCity of Philadelphia-Schuylkill River (HUC 020402031008)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Solids, total suspended248983December 31, 20231,066% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous, 20-day, % Removal03736April 30, 2024514% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C84231June 30, 2023631% over the limit
Oil & Grease263131April 30, 20241,525% over the limit
Fluoride, total [as F]81212August 31, 2017105% over the limit
Benzene2108July 31, 20121,800% over the limit
Sulfide, total [as S]4117October 31, 2019286% over the limit
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]24107March 31, 2023258% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal276September 30, 2010417% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [20 day, 20 C]155May 31, 2023237% over the limit
pH2674April 30, 2021
Solids, total dissolved853November 30, 2016207% over the limit
Phenolics, total recoverable1432August 31, 20117,547% over the limit
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]411August 31, 200810% over the limit
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]880
Chromium, total [as Cr]880
Lead, total [as Pb]240
Oxidants, total residual240
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia240
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]240
Phosphorus, total [as P]1420
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]1220
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]420
Copper, total [as Cu]220
Zinc, total [as Zn]220
Benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylene combination220
1,2-Dichloroethane220
Tetrachloroethylene220
Naphthalene220
Trichloroethylene220
PCBs Wet Weather Analysis210
Phenols110
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia110
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]110
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant1400
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]1200
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]1200
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit200
Silver, total [as Ag]200
PCBs Dry Weather Analysis200
Phenolic compounds, total200
Phenol100

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
January 8, 2025Permit Violations - Failure to Pay FeesST6
July 2, 2024Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
July 2, 2024Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6
January 3, 2024Permit Violations - Failure to Pay FeesST6
March 21, 2023Reporting Violations - Failure to NotifyST6
March 21, 2023Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
March 21, 2023Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6
March 21, 2023Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice DeficienciesST6
January 4, 2023Permit Violations - Failure to Pay FeesST6
September 29, 2022Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
September 29, 2022Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6
July 24, 2019Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violationST6

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.