Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CT0101061
BEACON FALLS WPCF, Beacon Falls, CT: NPDES CT0101061 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 49Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BEACON FALLS WPCF holds NPDES permit CT0101061, which discharges to Naugatuck River. EPA’s file records it issued May 17, 2017 and expiring May 31, 2022. 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 | BEACON FALLS WPCF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BEACON FALLS WPCF |
| NPDES ID | CT0101061 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 17, 2017 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Beacon Falls, CT 06403 |
| Receiving water | NAUGATUCK RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Bladens River-Naugatuck River (HUC 011000051207) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 51Pollutants on file
- 49Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 5 | 28 | 28 | September 30, 2022 | 150% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 11 | 10 | September 30, 2006 | 387% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 10 | 10 | February 29, 2024 | 120% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 9 | 9 | September 30, 2019 | |
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 1 | 8 | 8 | July 31, 2012 | 75% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 6 | 6 | September 30, 2016 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 4 | 4 | May 31, 2025 | 32% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, Total [Avg Seasonal Load Cap] | 1 | 9 | 3 | October 31, 2013 | 169% over the limit |
| Biochemical oxygen demand-5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | February 29, 2024 | 13% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 2 | January 31, 2018 | 60% over the limit |
| E. coli | 2 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2025 | 62% over the limit |
| % Survival Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2016 | 20% over the limit |
| Solids, fixed, % of total solids | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute D. pulex | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 1 | 0 | 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, 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 |
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 7, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| May 21, 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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