Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0052787
FLATLAND CHURCH STP, Quakertown, PA: NPDES PA0052787 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FLATLAND CHURCH STP, held by FLATLAND CH, holds NPDES permit PA0052787, which discharges to Tohickon Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 21, 2022 and expiring March 31, 2024. 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 | FLATLAND CHURCH STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FLATLAND CH |
| NPDES ID | PA0052787 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 21, 2022 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Quakertown, PA 18951 |
| Receiving water | Tohickon Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Tohickon Creek (HUC 020401050701) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 13 | 11 | August 31, 2022 | 65% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 13 | 9 | June 30, 2024 | 120% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 10 | 7 | September 30, 2022 | 280% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 12 | 6 | March 31, 2024 | 1,900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 3 | December 31, 2021 | 120% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| May 5, 2020 | Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling 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.