Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CT0000086
ALLNEX USA INCORPORATED, Wallingford, CT: NPDES CT0000086 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 147Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 36Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ALLNEX USA INCORPORATED holds NPDES permit CT0000086, which discharges to Quinnipiac River. EPA’s file records it issued May 17, 2011 and expiring May 31, 2016. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ALLNEX USA INCORPORATED |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ALLNEX USA INCORPORATED |
| NPDES ID | CT0000086 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 17, 2011 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Wallingford, CT 06492 |
| Receiving water | QUINNIPIAC RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Quinnipiac River (HUC 011000040105) |
| SIC | 2821 – Plastics Materials And Resins |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 149Pollutants on file
- 147Under a numeric limit
- 94With a violation of any kind
- 36With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 149 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 10 | 45 | 43 | February 28, 2015 | 4,900% over the limit |
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 5 | 36 | 36 | November 30, 2000 | 536% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 18 | 37 | 35 | October 31, 2021 | 623% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 21 | 20 | September 30, 2010 | 1,167% over the limit |
| Flow | 9 | 19 | 19 | May 31, 2010 | 213% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 5 | 19 | 19 | November 30, 2000 | 452% over the limit |
| Acrylonitrile | 14 | 20 | 18 | January 31, 2025 | 8,789% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 11 | 22 | 17 | June 30, 2026 | 430% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 15 | 19 | 16 | July 31, 2006 | 500% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 11 | 11 | 10 | March 31, 2023 | 423% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 8 | 13 | 9 | February 28, 2022 | 258% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 9 | 10 | 9 | June 30, 2001 | 200% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 9 | 9 | July 31, 2008 | 2,975% over the limit |
| Formaldehyde | 8 | 8 | 8 | April 30, 2026 | 42% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 14 | 3 | 3 | October 31, 1999 | 52% over the limit |
| Phenanthrene | 10 | 8 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 4,900% over the limit |
| Phenols | 2 | 8 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 9,900% over the limit |
| pH | 12 | 7 | 2 | November 30, 2020 | |
| Methanol, total | 6 | 7 | 2 | January 31, 2025 | 900% over the limit |
| Acenaphthylene | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 4,900% over the limit |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 4,900% over the limit |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 4,900% over the limit |
| Chrysene | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 4,900% over the limit |
| Hexachloroethane | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 2,400% over the limit |
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 4,900% over the limit |
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 4,900% over the limit |
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 9,900% over the limit |
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 1,900% over the limit |
| 4-Nitrophenol | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 1,900% over the limit |
| 4,6-Dinitro-o-cresol | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 1,900% over the limit |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 4,900% over the limit |
| 3,4-Benzofluoranthene | 10 | 4 | 2 | July 31, 1998 | 4,900% over the limit |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute D. Pulex | 2 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2017 | 54% over the limit |
| NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2023 | 76% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 2 | 2 | October 31, 2004 | 99,999% over the limit |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2025 | 3% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 15 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1-Butanol | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Acrylamide | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ethanol | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Furfural | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Epichlorohydrin | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 15 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 14 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 14 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 14 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | 14 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 14 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Methylene chloride | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Styrene | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 10 | 2 | 0 |
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
- 20Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 8, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| December 8, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 8, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | ST6 |
| December 8, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| December 8, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 8, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| December 8, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| December 8, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| December 8, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| April 23, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| April 23, 2025 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| April 23, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 9, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| April 9, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 9, 2024 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| April 9, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| March 21, 2024 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| March 21, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| March 21, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| November 10, 2020 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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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