Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0113280
PENN STATE BREAZEALE REACTOR, University Park, PA: NPDES PA0113280 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PENN STATE BREAZEALE REACTOR, held by PA STATE UNIV, holds NPDES permit PA0113280, which discharges to Unt Of Slab Cabin Run. EPA’s file records it issued April 13, 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 | PENN STATE BREAZEALE REACTOR |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PA STATE UNIV |
| NPDES ID | PA0113280 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 13, 2016 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | University Park, PA 16802 |
| Receiving water | UNT Of Slab Cabin Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Slab Cabin Run (HUC 020502040102) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Beta, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Alpha gross radioactivity | 1 | 2 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PA0113280.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| October 28, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| September 6, 2023 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | 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.