Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CT0101010
BRIDGEPORT EAST SIDE WPCF, Bridgeport, CT: NPDES CT0101010 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 50Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BRIDGEPORT EAST SIDE WPCF, held by BRIDGEPORT-EAST SIDE WPCF, holds NPDES permit CT0101010, which discharges to Poquonnock River. EPA’s file records it issued October 29, 2015 and expiring October 31, 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 | BRIDGEPORT EAST SIDE WPCF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BRIDGEPORT-EAST SIDE WPCF |
| NPDES ID | CT0101010 |
| 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 | October 29, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Bridgeport, CT 06607 |
| Receiving water | POQUONNOCK RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Rooster River-Frontal Long Island Sound (HUC 011000060303) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, CSO, POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source CT0000000900109131 |
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
- 55Pollutants on file
- 50Under a numeric limit
- 41With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 5 | 51 | 49 | December 31, 2014 | 900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 40 | 36 | February 28, 2021 | 826% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 33 | 31 | July 31, 2014 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 3 | 21 | 21 | March 31, 2025 | 4,700% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 18 | 15 | August 31, 2005 | 292% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 16 | 15 | March 31, 2025 | 567% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 15 | 14 | March 31, 2010 | 567% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 14 | 9 | March 31, 2010 | 23% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 1 | 5 | 5 | October 31, 2021 | 186% over the limit |
| NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 2 | 6 | 1 | September 30, 2011 | 4% over the limit |
| NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 5 C] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Acute D. Pulex | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, sludge tot. dry wt [as As] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, sludge, tot. dry wt [as Be] | 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 | ||
| Flow | 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 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 8, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| June 8, 2018 | 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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