Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0203891
WESTERN AREA VOCATIONAL-TECH SCH STP, Canonsburg, PA: NPDES PA0203891 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WESTERN AREA VOCATIONAL-TECH SCH STP, held by WESTERN AREA CAREER & TECH CTR, holds NPDES permit PA0203891, which discharges to Chartiers Run. EPA’s file records it issued September 5, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022. 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 | WESTERN AREA VOCATIONAL-TECH SCH STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WESTERN AREA CAREER & TECH CTR |
| NPDES ID | PA0203891 |
| 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 | September 5, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Canonsburg, PA 15317 |
| Receiving water | Chartiers Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Chartiers Run (HUC 050301010101) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 | 4 | 9 | 5 | December 31, 2025 | 424% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 9 | 5 | August 31, 2018 | 60% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 4 | June 30, 2018 | 48% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 1 | December 31, 2018 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 3 | 1 | August 31, 2018 | 40% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 5, 2018 | 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.