FINAL NPDES PERMIT REST AREA #412019-05-23-084014 (1).pdf

This is a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for Safety Rest Area No. 41 in Pocono Township, Monroe County. The permit (No. PA0032859) authorizes the discharge of sewage from a facility to Pocono Creek, with an effective date of June 1, 2019 and expiration date of May 31, 2024. The permit includes specific monitoring and reporting requirements including weekly pH, dissolved oxygen, and total residual chlorine monitoring, as well as bi-monthly monitoring of biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, fecal coliform, and ammonia-nitrogen levels.

The permit requires electronic submission of Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) through DEP's eDMR system and includes an annual fee of $250 for a Minor Sewage Facility <0.05 MGD classification. Several supplemental forms must be submitted with DMRs including Daily Effluent Monitoring, Influent & Process Control, Sewage Sludge/Biosolids Production and Disposal, Non-Compliance Reporting Form, and Lab Accreditation Form. The facility must comply with specific effluent limitations and monitoring requirements outlined in the permit tables, with parameters like flow, pH, dissolved oxygen, BOD5, total suspended solids, fecal coliform, and various forms of nitrogen being monitored at prescribed frequencies and sample types.