Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0012327
HIDDEN VALLEY LANDFILL, Ferndale, PA: NPDES PA0012327 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HIDDEN VALLEY LANDFILL, held by BUCKS CNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPT, holds NPDES permit PA0012327, which discharges to Unt To Gallows Run. EPA’s file records it issued June 25, 2020 and expiring June 30, 2025. 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 | HIDDEN VALLEY LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BUCKS CNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPT |
| NPDES ID | PA0012327 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 25, 2020 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Ferndale, PA 18921 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Gallows Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Harihokake Creek-Delaware River (HUC 020401050904) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 26With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, dissolved [as Mg] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 1 | 2 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PA0012327.
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 PA0012327.
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.