Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0021687
WELLSBORO MUNI AUTH, Wellsboro, PA: NPDES PA0021687 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WELLSBORO MUNI AUTH, held by WELLSBORO BORO MUNI AUTH TIOGA CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0021687, which discharges to Marsh Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 11, 2008 and expiring January 31, 2013. 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 | WELLSBORO MUNI AUTH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WELLSBORO BORO MUNI AUTH TIOGA CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0021687 |
| 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 | January 11, 2008 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2013 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Wellsboro, PA 16901 |
| Receiving water | Marsh Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Charleston Creek (HUC 020502050301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 123 | 110 | May 31, 2025 | 4,500% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 56 | 49 | July 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 45 | 33 | October 31, 2016 | 642% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 35 | 15 | March 31, 2017 | 283% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 21 | 13 | October 31, 2016 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 20 | 11 | August 31, 2006 | 252% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 20 | 10 | August 31, 2025 | 145% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 30 | 8 | May 31, 2018 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 4 | August 31, 2010 | 44% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Total | 7 | 19 | 1 | September 30, 2011 | 28% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, Total | 7 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 4 | 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
- 17Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 20, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| May 14, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| May 14, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 2, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 23, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| November 23, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| October 18, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 19, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 1, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation | ST6 |
| April 1, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| September 4, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| January 10, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 9, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 7, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 5, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 5, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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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