Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PAG123833
MERCER VU FARMS CAFO, Mercersburg, PA: NPDES PAG123833 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MERCER VU FARMS CAFO, held by MERCER VU FARMS INC, holds NPDES permit PAG123833, which discharges to Unt To Johnston Run. EPA’s file records it issued March 4, 2025 and expiring December 31, 2028. 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 | MERCER VU FARMS CAFO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MERCER VU FARMS INC |
| NPDES ID | PAG123833 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Concentrated animal feeding operations |
| Issued | March 4, 2025 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2028 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Mercersburg, PA 17236 |
| Receiving water | UNT To Johnston Run |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Licking Creek (HUC 020700040604) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 0Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With an effluent exceedance
EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES PAG123833.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2025 | Failure to manage land apply MLPW in accordance with site-specific nutrient management practices | 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.