Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0060411
THORNHURST WWTF, Thornhurst Township, PA: NPDES PA0060411 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
THORNHURST WWTF, held by AQUA PA WASTEWATER INC, holds NPDES permit PA0060411, which discharges to Pond Creek. EPA’s file records it issued February 17, 2022 and expiring February 28, 2027. 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 | THORNHURST WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | AQUA PA WASTEWATER INC |
| NPDES ID | PA0060411 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 17, 2022 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Thornhurst Township, PA 18424 |
| Receiving water | Pond Creek |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Lehigh River (HUC 020401060201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 | 9 | 5 | November 30, 2020 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2026 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| May 4, 2026 | 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.