Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0024121
AQUA PA MEDIA STP, Media, PA: NPDES PA0024121 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 23Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
AQUA PA MEDIA STP, held by AQUA PA WASTEWATER INC, holds NPDES permit PA0024121, which discharges to Ridley Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 30, 2018 and expiring May 31, 2023. 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 | AQUA PA MEDIA STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AQUA PA WASTEWATER INC |
| NPDES ID | PA0024121 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 30, 2018 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Media, PA 19063 |
| Receiving water | Ridley Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Ridley Creek (HUC 020402020602) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 23Under 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 | 8 | 41 | 22 | March 31, 2026 | 207% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 25 | 14 | February 28, 2026 | 587% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 12 | 9 | September 30, 2015 | 30% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 4 | February 28, 2019 | 273% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 6 | 4 | June 30, 1999 | 113% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 7 | 3 | April 30, 2019 | 280% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 12 | 2 | February 28, 2026 | 100% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 12 | 1 | May 31, 2014 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 10 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Static 7Day Chronic Pimephales Promelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light transmittance | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 6, 2023 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| December 6, 2019 | 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.