Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CTP000391
J H METAL FINISHING INC, New Britain, CT: NPDES CTP000391 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
J H METAL FINISHING INC holds NPDES permit CTP000391, which discharges to Connecticut River. EPA’s file records it issued April 5, 2012 and expiring April 30, 2017. 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 | J H METAL FINISHING INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | J H METAL FINISHING INC |
| NPDES ID | CTP000391 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual industrial user permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 5, 2012 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | New Britain, CT 06051 |
| Receiving water | CONNECTICUT RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| SIC | 3479 – Metal Coating And Allied Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler CTD001157429; ICIS-AIR source CT0000000900309288 |
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
- 17Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 13With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 23 | 10 | September 30, 2017 | 325% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 18 | 5 | February 28, 2022 | 377% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 17 | 4 | March 31, 2021 | 225% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 13 | 1 | February 28, 2006 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| pH, minimum | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 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
- 10Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 11, 2025 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| December 11, 2025 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 11, 2025 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 11, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 10, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 18, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| December 18, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| January 9, 2024 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| January 9, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| January 9, 2024 | 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.