Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0030970
CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY STP, Cheyney, PA: NPDES PA0030970 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY STP, held by PA STATE SYS OF HIGHER ED CHEYNEY UNIV, holds NPDES permit PA0030970, which discharges to Chester Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2021 and expiring July 31, 2026. 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 | CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PA STATE SYS OF HIGHER ED CHEYNEY UNIV |
| NPDES ID | PA0030970 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Cheyney, PA 19319 |
| Receiving water | Chester Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Chester Creek (HUC 020402020605) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 [as P] | 4 | 4 | 2 | October 31, 2025 | 50% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 3 | 1 | March 31, 2018 | 142% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 1 | August 31, 2020 | 12% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2023 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| November 5, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | 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.