About

What is Permit Minder

Permit Minder is a data transparency tool that makes Pennsylvania discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) searchable and readable. We take public NPDES eDMR data, organize it by facility and parameter, and surface exceedances — reported values that fall outside a facility's permit limits — so that residents, researchers, and journalists can find what they're looking for without digging through state agency portals.

What it's not

Permit Minder is an informational tool, not a substitute for professional legal, regulatory, or environmental compliance advice.

Permit Minder is not:

• An enforcement tool. We do not issue fines, file complaints, or take action against facilities. Enforcement is the job of EPA and state regulators.
• An advocacy organization.We do not campaign against facilities, publish shame lists, rank "worst polluters," or editorialize about the data. We present public records as facts.
• A violation-determination tool. An exceedance is an arithmetic observation: a reported value was higher than a permit limit. A violation is a legal conclusion that only EPA, a state agency, or a court can reach. Permit Minder does not determine violations. For details on how we distinguish the two, see our Methodology page.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or feedback: hello@permitminder.org

Operated by Permit Minder LLC (PA Entity ID 0015365174)

Permit Minder is independently operated and is not affiliated with any government agency, law firm, or regulatory body. It is not a substitute for professional legal or environmental compliance advice. For inquiries, contact hello@permitminder.org.