Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0053244
VALLEY QUEEN APARTMENT STP, Washington Crossing, PA: NPDES PA0053244 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
VALLEY QUEEN APARTMENT STP, held by CHARLES ADCOCK DBA THE VALLEY QUEEN, holds NPDES permit PA0053244, which discharges to Houghs Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 1, 2016 and expiring April 30, 2021. 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 | VALLEY QUEEN APARTMENT STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CHARLES ADCOCK DBA THE VALLEY QUEEN |
| NPDES ID | PA0053244 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 1, 2016 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Washington Crossing, PA 18977 |
| Receiving water | Houghs Creek |
| Subwatershed | Jacobs Creek-Delaware River (HUC 020401050910) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 4 | 2 | August 31, 2017 | 110% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 1 | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| May 8, 2025 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| March 8, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | 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.