Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PAR603557
CARACCIOLO STEEL & METAL YARD, Altoona, PA: NPDES PAR603557 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CARACCIOLO STEEL & METAL YARD, held by CHARLES CARACCIOLO, holds NPDES permit PAR603557, which discharges to Little Juniata River. EPA’s file records it issued November 13, 2009 and expiring November 30, 2014. 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 | CARACCIOLO STEEL & METAL YARD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CHARLES CARACCIOLO |
| NPDES ID | PAR603557 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 13, 2009 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2014 |
| Address | Altoona, PA 16601 |
| Receiving water | LITTLE JUNIATA RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Little Juniata River (HUC 020503020502) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES PAR603557.
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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| December 13, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | 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.