Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0272591
HICKORY RUN ENERGY STATION, New Castle, PA: NPDES PA0272591 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HICKORY RUN ENERGY STATION, held by HICKORY RUN ENERGY LLC, holds NPDES permit PA0272591, which discharges to Unt To Mahoning River. EPA’s file records it issued December 26, 2018 and expiring December 31, 2023. 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 | HICKORY RUN ENERGY STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | HICKORY RUN ENERGY LLC |
| NPDES ID | PA0272591 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 26, 2018 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | New Castle, PA 16102 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Mahoning River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Coffee Run-Mahoning River (HUC 050301030809) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 | 3 | 9 | 3 | February 28, 2023 | 124% over the limit |
| Chlorine, free available | 2 | 6 | 2 | March 31, 2019 | 76% over the limit |
| pH | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 2 | 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 PA0272591.
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.