Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CTP000747
ABBOTT BALL COMPANY, West Hartford, CT: NPDES CTP000747 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ABBOTT BALL COMPANY, held by ABBOTT BALL COMPANY, INC, holds NPDES permit CTP000747, which discharges to Piper Brook. EPA’s file records it issued October 27, 2011 and expiring October 31, 2016. 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 | ABBOTT BALL COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ABBOTT BALL COMPANY, INC |
| NPDES ID | CTP000747 |
| 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 | October 27, 2011 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | West Hartford, CT 06133 |
| Receiving water | PIPER BROOK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler CTR000505255; ICIS-AIR source CT0000000900309056 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 22Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 40 | 37 | July 31, 2026 | 138% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 24 | 21 | March 31, 2020 | 484% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 8 | 6 | January 31, 2020 | 167% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 1 | 8 | 6 | October 31, 2013 | 258% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 6 | 4 | July 31, 2005 | 92% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 4 | 2 | March 31, 2009 | 27% over the limit |
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 1 | 4 | 2 | August 31, 2013 | 23% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 2 | 2 | December 31, 2006 | 1,251% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Oil petroleum, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tin, total [as Sn] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH, maximum | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| pH, minimum | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| January 8, 2026 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| January 8, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 20, 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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