Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CT0100218
FARMINGTON WPCF, Farmington, CT: NPDES CT0100218 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 27Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FARMINGTON WPCF holds NPDES permit CT0100218, which discharges to Farmington River. EPA’s file records it issued June 4, 2012 and expiring June 30, 2017. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FARMINGTON WPCF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FARMINGTON WPCF |
| NPDES ID | CT0100218 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 4, 2012 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Farmington, CT 06032 |
| Receiving water | FARMINGTON RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Roaring Brook-Farmington River (HUC 010802070405) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 32Pollutants on file
- 27Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 21 | 21 | September 30, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 18 | 18 | January 31, 2024 | 334% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 16 | 16 | April 30, 2017 | 422% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 12 | 12 | June 30, 2017 | 200% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 9 | 9 | September 30, 2011 | 24% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 4 | 2 | April 30, 2003 | 49,899% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2015 | 41% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2009 | 369% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2011 | 13% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2007 | |
| Ultraviolet light dosage | 0 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2018 | 22% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total [Avg Seasonal Load Cap] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total, percent | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, fixed, % of total solids | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, volatile % of total solids | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, sludge, total, dry weight [as Zn] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, sludge, total, dry weight [as Pb] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, sludge, total, dry weight [as Ni] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, sludge, total, dry weight [as Hg] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cr] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cu] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, sludge, total, dry weight [as Cd] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2023 | 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 September 15, 2026.