Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0042927
OWEN J. ROBERTS SD MAIN CAMPUS STP, Pottstown, PA: NPDES PA0042927 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
OWEN J. ROBERTS SD MAIN CAMPUS STP, held by OWEN J ROBERTS SCH DIST, holds NPDES permit PA0042927, which discharges to French Creek. EPA’s file records it issued November 8, 2018 and expiring November 30, 2023. 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 | OWEN J. ROBERTS SD MAIN CAMPUS STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | OWEN J ROBERTS SCH DIST |
| NPDES ID | PA0042927 |
| 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 | November 8, 2018 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Pottstown, PA 19465 |
| Receiving water | French Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower French Creek (HUC 020402030702) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 51 | 49 | May 31, 2026 | 8,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 9 | 7 | November 30, 2025 | 1,650% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 3 | April 30, 2025 | 33% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2018 | 7% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 1 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2017 | 112% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 175% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0042927.
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.