Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0252492
SHIPPINGPORT BORO STP, Shippingport, PA: NPDES PA0252492 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SHIPPINGPORT BORO STP, held by SHIPPINGPORT BORO BEAVER CNTY, holds NPDES permit PA0252492, which discharges to Ohio River. EPA’s file records it issued August 14, 2017 and expiring August 31, 2022. 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 | SHIPPINGPORT BORO STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SHIPPINGPORT BORO BEAVER CNTY |
| NPDES ID | PA0252492 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 14, 2017 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Shippingport, PA 15077 |
| Receiving water | Ohio River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Sixmile Run-Ohio River (HUC 050301010310) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 7 | 3 | January 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 12 | 2 | June 30, 2023 | 14% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 1 | March 31, 2020 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 2 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2022 | 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 15, 2026.