Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CTP001442
METAL FINISHING TECHNOLOGIES, Bristol, CT: NPDES CTP001442 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
METAL FINISHING TECHNOLOGIES holds NPDES permit CTP001442, which discharges to Pequabuck River. EPA’s file records it issued May 29, 2012 and expiring May 31, 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 | METAL FINISHING TECHNOLOGIES |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | METAL FINISHING TECHNOLOGIES |
| NPDES ID | CTP001442 |
| 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 | May 29, 2012 |
| Expiration date | May 31, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Bristol, CT 06010 |
| Receiving water | PEQUABUCK RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source CT0000000900309042 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 23With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 | 45 | 34 | January 31, 2026 | 228% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 2 | 30 | 24 | May 31, 2026 | 940% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 20 | 11 | January 31, 2024 | 76% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 22 | 10 | June 30, 2023 | 855% over the limit |
| pH, maximum | 1 | 16 | 9 | March 31, 2025 | |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 19 | 8 | March 31, 2023 | 385% over the limit |
| pH, minimum | 1 | 15 | 8 | March 31, 2022 | |
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 2 | 19 | 7 | March 31, 2025 | 110% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 15 | 6 | August 31, 2021 | 477% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 11 | 5 | May 31, 2026 | 1,293% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 10 | 3 | February 28, 2025 | |
| Cobalt, total [as Co] | 2 | 10 | 1 | January 31, 2024 | 36% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 4 | 9 | 1 | January 31, 2010 | 21% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Tin, total [as Sn] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Gold, total [as Au] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 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
- 12Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| April 6, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 9, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| December 9, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| December 9, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| October 22, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
| February 6, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| February 6, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| February 6, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| February 6, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| February 6, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| February 6, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | 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.