Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0026107
WYOMING VALLEY SANITARY AUTHORITY WWTP, Wilkes Barre, PA: NPDES PA0026107 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WYOMING VALLEY SANITARY AUTHORITY WWTP, held by WYOMING VALLEY SAN AUTH, holds NPDES permit PA0026107, which discharges to North Branch Susquehanna River. EPA’s file records it issued February 22, 2001 and expiring February 21, 2006. 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 | WYOMING VALLEY SANITARY AUTHORITY WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WYOMING VALLEY SAN AUTH |
| NPDES ID | PA0026107 |
| 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 | February 22, 2001 |
| Expiration date | February 21, 2006 |
| Address | Wilkes Barre, PA 18706 |
| Receiving water | NORTH BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lackawanna River-Susquehanna River (HUC 020501070110) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, Total | 0 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2023 | 48% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 18, 2020 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | 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.