Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0041742
NAZARETH BORO MUNI AUTH WWTP, Nazareth, PA: NPDES PA0041742 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NAZARETH BORO MUNI AUTH WWTP, held by NAZARETH BORO MUNI AUTH NORTHAMPTON CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0041742, which discharges to Shoeneck Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 10, 2014 and expiring March 31, 2019. 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 | NAZARETH BORO MUNI AUTH WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NAZARETH BORO MUNI AUTH NORTHAMPTON CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0041742 |
| 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 | March 10, 2014 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2019 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Nazareth, PA 18064 |
| Receiving water | Shoeneck Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Bushkill Creek (HUC 020401050303) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 10 | 6 | August 31, 2015 | 667% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 6 | 4 | October 31, 2007 | 5% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 5 | 3 | February 28, 2017 | 10% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free available | 0 | 5 | 3 | January 31, 2022 | 26% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 6 | 2 | October 31, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 5 | 1 | April 30, 2024 | 3% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 14 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 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 13, 2018 | 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 15, 2026.