Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0026921
GR HAZLETON JT SEW AUTH WWTP, Hazleton, PA: NPDES PA0026921 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GR HAZLETON JT SEW AUTH WWTP, held by GREATER HAZLETON CITY JT SEW AUTH LUZERNE CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0026921, which discharges to Black Creek. EPA’s file records it issued February 12, 2008 and expiring February 28, 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 | GR HAZLETON JT SEW AUTH WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GREATER HAZLETON CITY JT SEW AUTH LUZERNE CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0026921 |
| 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 12, 2008 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2013 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Hazleton, PA 18201 |
| Receiving water | Black Creek |
| Subwatershed | Hazle Creek (HUC 020401060305) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 26With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 20 | 13 | September 30, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 20 | 12 | December 31, 2011 | |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 27 | 11 | February 28, 2010 | 50% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 32 | 7 | December 31, 2009 | 43% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total | 9 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total | 9 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, dissolved [as Fe] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 31, 2025 | PR: Failure to enforce against pass through and/or interference (Level I) | ST6 |
| December 31, 2024 | PR: Failure of the Control Authority to publish for SNC (Level II - Other) | 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.