Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0026689
PHILA WATER DEPT - NORTHEAST WPC PLANT, Philadelphia, PA: NPDES PA0026689 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PHILA WATER DEPT - NORTHEAST WPC PLANT, held by PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPT (NE), holds NPDES permit PA0026689, which discharges to Delaware R/Pennypack/Tacony/Frankfo. EPA’s file records it issued July 7, 2000 and expiring July 7, 2005. 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 | PHILA WATER DEPT - NORTHEAST WPC PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PHILADELPHIA WATER DEPT (NE) |
| NPDES ID | PA0026689 |
| 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 | July 7, 2000 |
| Expiration date | July 7, 2005 |
| Address | Philadelphia, PA 19137 |
| Receiving water | DELAWARE R/PENNYPACK/TACONY/FRANKFO |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Pennypack Creek (HUC 020402020304) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 48Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 48With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 0 | 112 | 4 | June 30, 2018 | 24% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 114 | 2 | December 31, 2004 | 29% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 26 | 2 | April 30, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 34 | 1 | December 31, 2004 | 36% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 34 | 1 | December 31, 2004 | 7% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [20 day, 20 C] | 0 | 23 | 1 | December 31, 2004 | 9% over the limit |
| pH | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Trichloroethylene | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDD | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| .gamma.-BHC | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Heptachlor | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane, total weight | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| .beta.-BHC | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorodibromomethane | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Benzidine | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDT | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDE | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-BHC | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| .beta.-BHC | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Dieldrin | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Endrin | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlordane | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| PCBs Wet Weather Analysis | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| PCBs Dry Weather Analysis | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 0 | 2 | 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
- 36Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| April 15, 2026 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| April 15, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 7, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| January 7, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 7, 2026 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| October 9, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| October 9, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| October 9, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 31, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| January 31, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| January 31, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 24, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| January 24, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| January 24, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| November 6, 2024 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| July 15, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| January 5, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| January 5, 2024 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| January 5, 2024 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| May 16, 2023 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| November 9, 2022 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| October 13, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| October 13, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| October 13, 2021 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| August 18, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| June 23, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| June 23, 2021 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| June 23, 2021 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| May 18, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| March 8, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| February 22, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| December 31, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| September 23, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| May 4, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| April 29, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
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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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