Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0221449
BUFFALO TWP MUN AUTH STP, Sarver, PA: NPDES PA0221449 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BUFFALO TWP MUN AUTH STP, held by BUFFALO TWP MUNI AUTH, holds NPDES permit PA0221449, which discharges to Buffalo Creek. EPA’s file records it issued April 3, 2024 and expiring April 30, 2029. 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 | BUFFALO TWP MUN AUTH STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BUFFALO TWP MUNI AUTH |
| NPDES ID | PA0221449 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 3, 2024 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2029 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Sarver, PA 16055 |
| Receiving water | Buffalo Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Buffalo Creek-Allegheny River (HUC 050100090105) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 10 | April 30, 2025 | 61% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 8 | 4 | July 31, 2021 | 1,436% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 17 | 3 | April 30, 2026 | 13% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 1 | August 31, 2025 | |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PA0221449.
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.