Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CT0002127
DUNN PAPER - EAST HARTFORD, LLC, East Hartford, CT: NPDES CT0002127 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DUNN PAPER - EAST HARTFORD, LLC, held by Dunn Paper - East Hartford, LLC, holds NPDES permit CT0002127, which discharges to Hockanum River. EPA’s file records it issued October 7, 2008 and expiring October 31, 2013. 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 | DUNN PAPER - EAST HARTFORD, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Dunn Paper - East Hartford, LLC |
| NPDES ID | CT0002127 |
| 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 | October 7, 2008 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2013 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | East Hartford, CT 06108 |
| Receiving water | HOCKANUM RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Hockanum River (HUC 010802050402) |
| SIC | 2679 – Converted Paper Products |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler CTD047714142; ICIS-AIR source CT0000000900301558 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 24Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute D. Pulex | 2 | 9 | 8 | July 31, 2020 | 65% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2003 | 30% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2017 | 10% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2017 | |
| Flow | 1 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2014 | 71% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, dissolved organic [as C] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Epichlorohydrin | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Formaldehyde | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Organics, volatile [NJAC reg. 7:23-17e] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phenanthrene | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 1 | 0 | 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
- 21Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| February 9, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| February 9, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 18, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 18, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| September 18, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 18, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Failed Toxicity Test | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Improper Analysis or Lab Error | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| January 11, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| October 7, 2021 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| October 7, 2021 | 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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