Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0021181
GREEN STREET STP, Doylestown, PA: NPDES PA0021181 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GREEN STREET STP, held by BUCKS CNTY WATER & SEW AUTH, holds NPDES permit PA0021181, which discharges to Unt To Neshaminy Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 22, 2020 and expiring July 31, 2025. 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 | GREEN STREET STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BUCKS CNTY WATER & SEW AUTH |
| NPDES ID | PA0021181 |
| 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 | July 22, 2020 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Doylestown, PA 18901 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Neshaminy Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cooks Run-Neshaminy Creek (HUC 020402010204) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 34Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 34With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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, total suspended | 14 | 35 | 13 | August 31, 2020 | 38% over the limit |
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 8 | 19 | 11 | August 31, 2008 | 26% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 20 | 10 | November 30, 2024 | 109% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 14 | 6 | June 30, 2008 | 23% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 16 | 4 | June 30, 2016 | 29% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 2 | September 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| TU Static 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 2 | September 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 12 | 11 | 1 | January 31, 2023 | 170% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 9 | 1 | October 31, 2004 | 10% over the limit |
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2018 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Static 7Day Chronic Pimephales Promelas | 1 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2018 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 22 | 22 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorobutadiene | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| July 22, 2025 | 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 15, 2026.