Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PA0289604
ADVANCED POLYMER TECH, Harmony, PA: NPDES PA0289604 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ADVANCED POLYMER TECH, held by ADVANCED POLYMER TECH CORP, holds NPDES permit PA0289604, which discharges to Unt To Connoquenessing Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 28, 2021 and expiring October 28, 2026. 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 | ADVANCED POLYMER TECH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ADVANCED POLYMER TECH CORP |
| NPDES ID | PA0289604 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 28, 2021 |
| Expiration date | October 28, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Harmony, PA 16037 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Connoquenessing Creek |
| Subwatershed | Coal Run-Connoquenessing Creek (HUC 050301050407) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 1 | 13 | 11 | February 28, 2026 | 237% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 12 | 10 | February 28, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 16 | 7 | June 30, 2025 | 1,180% over the limit |
| pH | 9 | 13 | 2 | June 30, 2025 | |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| July 17, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Submit DMRs | ST6 |
| January 3, 2024 | Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees | 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.