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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0244066

PENNLAND FARMS STP, Perkasie, PA: NPDES PA0244066 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PENNLAND FARMS STP, held by BEDMINSTER MUNI AUTH BUCKS CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0244066, which discharges to Deep Run. EPA’s file records it issued June 16, 2016 and expiring June 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 filedPENNLAND FARMS STP
Permittee as filedBEDMINSTER MUNI AUTH BUCKS CNTY
NPDES IDPA0244066
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedJune 16, 2016
Expiration dateJune 30, 2021
Issuing agencyState Environmental Organization
AddressPerkasie, PA 18944
Receiving waterDeep Run
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedLower Tohickon Creek (HUC 020401050703)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Coliform, fecal general295January 31, 2026360% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]273February 28, 2026158% over the limit
Phosphorus, total [as P]273February 28, 2026146% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]273February 28, 2026190% over the limit
Solids, total suspended262February 28, 2026320% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]231February 28, 2026667% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]131February 28, 202631% over the limit
pH240
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant240
Ultraviolet light intensity020
Chlorine, total residual200

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
June 10, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
June 1, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
May 29, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
May 5, 2026Reporting Violations - Failure to NotifyST6
May 5, 2026Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice DeficienciesST6
May 5, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
May 5, 2026Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6
March 31, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
February 11, 2026Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
February 11, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
February 6, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
February 4, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
February 4, 2026Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
January 27, 2026Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
January 27, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 23, 2026Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
January 23, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 16, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 16, 2026Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
January 16, 2026Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice DeficienciesST6
January 16, 2026Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid PermitST6
January 7, 2026Permit Violations - Violation Specified in CommentST6
January 7, 2026Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceST6
November 17, 2022Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab ErrorST6

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.