Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0013285
PICKERING CREEK WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Phoenixville, PA: NPDES PA0013285 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PICKERING CREEK WATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by AQUA PA INC, holds NPDES permit PA0013285, which discharges to Pickering Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 22, 2020 and expiring January 31, 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 | PICKERING CREEK WATER TREATMENT PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AQUA PA INC |
| NPDES ID | PA0013285 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 22, 2020 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Phoenixville, PA 19460 |
| Receiving water | Pickering Creek |
| Subwatershed | Pickering Creek (HUC 020402031003) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 4 | 9 | 1 | July 31, 2021 | 50% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 10 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2023 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| August 11, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.