Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CT0090182
NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE, Milford, CT: NPDES CT0090182 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE holds NPDES permit CT0090182, which discharges to Wepawaug River. EPA’s file records it issued July 30, 2010 and expiring July 31, 2015. 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 | NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE |
| NPDES ID | CT0090182 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Issued | July 30, 2010 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2015 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Milford, CT 06460 |
| Receiving water | WEPAWAUG RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Milford Harbor-Frontal Long Island Sound (HUC 011000040303) |
| SIC | 8731 – Commercial Physical Research |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler CT2131430165 |
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
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow | 4 | 18 | 15 | October 31, 2013 | 77% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 15 | 15 | October 31, 2013 | 120% over the limit |
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 4 | 13 | 7 | October 31, 2013 | 47% over the limit |
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 4 | 3 | 1 | October 31, 2004 | 940% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2008 | 45% over the limit |
| Oil petroleum, total recoverable | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 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
- 17Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| February 26, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| February 26, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| February 26, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| February 26, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 4, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | 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.