Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CT0003379
SUMITOMO BAKELITE NORTH AMERICA, INC., Manchester, CT: NPDES CT0003379 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SUMITOMO BAKELITE NORTH AMERICA, INC., held by SUMITOMO BAKELITE NORTH AMERICA, holds NPDES permit CT0003379, which discharges to Hocanam River/Lydall Brook. EPA’s file records it issued September 22, 2015 and expiring September 30, 2020. 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 | SUMITOMO BAKELITE NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SUMITOMO BAKELITE NORTH AMERICA |
| NPDES ID | CT0003379 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 22, 2015 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Manchester, CT 06040 |
| Receiving water | HOCANAM RIVER/LYDALL BROOK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Hockanum River (HUC 010802050402) |
| SIC | 3081 – Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler CTD001141175; ICIS-AIR source CT0000000900305009 |
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
- 19Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 14 | 8 | October 31, 2025 | 280% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 5 | 1 | September 30, 2008 | 38% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, dissolved [as Pb] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute D. Pulex | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| pH, minimum | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Organics, volatile [NJAC reg. 7:23-17e] | 1 | 1 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 20, 2023 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| April 20, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 20, 2023 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| April 20, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | 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 October 14, 2026.