Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0096172
MCKEESPORT WTP, Mckeesport, PA: NPDES PA0096172 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MCKEESPORT WTP, held by MUNI AUTH OF WESTMORELAND CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0096172, which discharges to Youghiogheny River. EPA’s file records it issued October 26, 2020 and expiring October 31, 2025. 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 | MCKEESPORT WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MUNI AUTH OF WESTMORELAND CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0096172 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 26, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Mckeesport, PA 15132 |
| Receiving water | Youghiogheny River |
| Subwatershed | Pollack Run-Youghiogheny River (HUC 050200061203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 6 | 12 | 6 | January 31, 2025 | 35% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 6 | 11 | 5 | September 30, 2025 | 665% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 10 | 2 | July 31, 2019 | 32% over the limit |
| pH | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 10 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2025 | Failure to comply with a requirement regarding Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping | ST6 |
| June 26, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| June 26, 2025 | Failure to comply with construction stormwater requirement - numeric or narrative effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 1, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 15, 2019 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 15, 2019 | 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.