Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0021237
NEWPORT STP, Newport, PA: NPDES PA0021237 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NEWPORT STP, held by NEWPORT BORO MUNI AUTH PERRY CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0021237, which discharges to Little Buffalo Creek. EPA’s file records it issued September 28, 2023 and expiring September 30, 2028. 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 | NEWPORT STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NEWPORT BORO MUNI AUTH PERRY CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0021237 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 28, 2023 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Newport, PA 17074 |
| Receiving water | Little Buffalo Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Little Buffalo Creek (HUC 020503041203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 25With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 7 | 248 | 178 | January 31, 2026 | 1,971% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 190 | 125 | December 31, 2020 | 495% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 93 | 75 | August 31, 2025 | 284,725% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 15 | 8 | May 31, 2026 | 142% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 30 | 2 | March 31, 2023 | |
| Phosphorus, Total | 2 | 40 | 1 | September 30, 2016 | 92% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 17 | 1 | February 28, 2014 | 38% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 15 | 1 | August 31, 2012 | 34% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Total | 2 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 1 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Nitrate Total | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Nitrite Total | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light transmittance | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 27, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 18, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 27, 2017 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.