Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0253715
CAMBRIA FUEL PREP PLT, Berlin, PA: NPDES PA0253715 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CAMBRIA FUEL PREP PLT, held by PBS COALS INC, holds NPDES permit PA0253715, which discharges to Schrock Run. EPA’s file records it issued March 22, 2021 and expiring March 31, 2026. 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 | CAMBRIA FUEL PREP PLT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PBS COALS INC |
| NPDES ID | PA0253715 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 22, 2021 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Berlin, PA 15530 |
| Receiving water | Schrock Run |
| Subwatershed | Headwaters Stonycreek River (HUC 050100070302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 40 | 6 | February 28, 2023 | 200% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 36 | 2 | December 31, 2023 | 100% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 2 | 36 | 2 | November 30, 2023 | 57% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 4 | 34 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 3 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2026 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| January 10, 2026 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | ST6 |
| March 12, 2025 | 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.