Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CTP000456
AMERICAN WOOLEN COMPANY INC., Stafford Springs, CT: NPDES CTP000456 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
AMERICAN WOOLEN COMPANY INC., held by WARREN CORPORATION, holds NPDES permit CTP000456, which discharges to Willimantic River. EPA’s file records it issued September 17, 2007 and expiring September 30, 2012. 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 | AMERICAN WOOLEN COMPANY INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WARREN CORPORATION |
| NPDES ID | CTP000456 |
| 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 | September 17, 2007 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2012 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Stafford Springs, CT 06076 |
| Receiving water | WILLIMANTIC RIVER |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 16Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH, minimum | 0 | 11 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | |
| pH | 2 | 18 | 2 | February 28, 2026 | |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 18 | 2 | May 31, 2015 | 42% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 18 | 2 | January 31, 2015 | 35% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 17 | 1 | August 31, 2014 | 3% over the limit |
| pH, maximum | 0 | 9 | 1 | April 30, 2025 | |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2016 | 490% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 2 | 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 16, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| January 18, 2023 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.