Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0040835
BELLEFONTE STATE FISH HATCHERY, Bellefonte, PA: NPDES PA0040835 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BELLEFONTE STATE FISH HATCHERY, held by PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION, holds NPDES permit PA0040835, which discharges to Spring Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 17, 2023 and expiring November 30, 2025. 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 | BELLEFONTE STATE FISH HATCHERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PENNSYLVANIA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION |
| NPDES ID | PA0040835 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 17, 2023 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Bellefonte, PA 16823 |
| Receiving water | Spring Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Spring Creek-Bald Eagle Creek (HUC 020502040106) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 51 | 43 | May 31, 2014 | 78% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 17 | 9 | August 31, 2023 | 43% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, dissolved | 4 | 17 | 9 | November 30, 2010 | 237% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 12 | 4 | January 31, 2023 | 13% over the limit |
| Formaldehyde | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Suspended Solids, Total | 1 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 8, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 20, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| November 19, 2019 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.