Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0021741
DUBLIN BORO STP, Bedminster, PA: NPDES PA0021741 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DUBLIN BORO STP, held by BOROUGH OF DUBLIN, holds NPDES permit PA0021741, which discharges to Deep Run. EPA’s file records it issued June 13, 2023 and expiring November 30, 2024. 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 | DUBLIN BORO STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BOROUGH OF DUBLIN |
| NPDES ID | PA0021741 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 13, 2023 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Bedminster, PA 18910 |
| Receiving water | Deep Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Tohickon Creek (HUC 020401050703) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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] | 2 | 7 | 5 | December 31, 2023 | 265% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 3 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 70% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 3 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 50% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 3 | 1 | April 30, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| March 21, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| August 2, 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.