Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PAR126111
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC SOMERSET FAC, Somerset, PA: NPDES PAR126111 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC SOMERSET FAC, held by VALLEY PROTEINS INC, holds NPDES permit PAR126111, which discharges to Unnamed Stream. EPA’s file records it issued July 28, 2014 and expiring September 23, 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 | DARLING INGREDIENTS INC SOMERSET FAC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | VALLEY PROTEINS INC |
| NPDES ID | PAR126111 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 28, 2014 |
| Expiration date | September 23, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | State Environmental Organization |
| Address | Somerset, PA 15501 |
| Receiving water | Unnamed Stream |
| Subwatershed | Lake Somerset-East Branch Coxes Creek (HUC 050200060501) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PAR126111.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2023 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | 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.