Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0061450
ELMHURST TWP SEW AUTH, Elmhurst Twp, PA: NPDES PA0061450 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ELMHURST TWP SEW AUTH, held by ELMHURST TWP SEW AUTH LACKAWANNA CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0061450, which discharges to Roaring Brook. EPA’s file records it issued August 19, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021. 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 | ELMHURST TWP SEW AUTH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ELMHURST TWP SEW AUTH LACKAWANNA CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0061450 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 19, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Elmhurst Twp, PA 18444 |
| Receiving water | Roaring Brook |
| Subwatershed | Roaring Brook (HUC 020501070107) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 22With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | 5 | 22 | 12 | March 31, 2025 | 173% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 13 | 9 | December 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 15 | 5 | January 31, 2025 | 39% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Total | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl Total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite Plus Nitrate Total | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 10, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 13, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 13, 2025 | 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 15, 2026.