Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0082759
HOPEWELL TWP SHY BEAVER STP, James Creek, PA: NPDES PA0082759 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HOPEWELL TWP SHY BEAVER STP, held by HOPEWELL TWP HUNTINGDON CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0082759, which discharges to Unt To Shy Beaver Creek. EPA’s file records it issued June 22, 2018 and expiring June 30, 2023. 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 | HOPEWELL TWP SHY BEAVER STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HOPEWELL TWP HUNTINGDON CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0082759 |
| 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 | June 22, 2018 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | James Creek, PA 16657 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Shy Beaver Creek |
| Subwatershed | Shy Beaver Creek-Raystown Lake (HUC 020503030803) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 | 7 | 73 | 66 | May 31, 2026 | 660% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 16 | 12 | February 28, 2026 | 169% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 5 | 3 | May 31, 2026 | 174% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2022 | 264% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2019 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 1 | December 31, 2023 | 30% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 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 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Ammonia Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| August 6, 2025 | Failure to minimize or prevent SSO to waters of the U.S. - adverse impacts [40 CFR 122.41(d)] | ST6 |
| January 31, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 20, 2021 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| August 31, 2021 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| May 29, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent 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 14, 2026.