Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0046019
FLYING J TRAVEL PLAZA NO 620, Smithton, PA: NPDES PA0046019 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FLYING J TRAVEL PLAZA NO 620, held by PILOT TRAVEL CTR LLC, holds NPDES permit PA0046019, which discharges to Unnamed Stream. EPA’s file records it issued November 19, 2018 and expiring November 30, 2023. 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 | FLYING J TRAVEL PLAZA NO 620 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PILOT TRAVEL CTR LLC |
| NPDES ID | PA0046019 |
| 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 19, 2018 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Smithton, PA 15479 |
| Receiving water | Unnamed Stream |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cedar Creek-Youghiogheny River (HUC 050200061201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 9 | 201 | 184 | May 31, 2025 | 2,140% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 6 | 117 | 105 | February 28, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 81 | 70 | April 30, 2026 | 864% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 40 | 36 | January 31, 2026 | 1,529% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 40 | 31 | February 28, 2026 | 1,220% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 7 | 18 | 7 | January 31, 2025 | 240% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 11 | 7 | May 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 17 | 2 | November 30, 2014 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 10 | 2 | October 31, 2014 | 79% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light transmittance | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 28, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| May 28, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 14, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 14, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| April 14, 2025 | Failure to submit noncompliance report - construction stormwater [40 CFR 122.41(l)(7)] | ST6 |
| June 21, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 11, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| February 18, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| February 18, 2020 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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.