Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CTP002303
WHEELABRATOR PUTNAM INC, Putnam, CT: NPDES CTP002303 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WHEELABRATOR PUTNAM INC holds NPDES permit CTP002303, which discharges to Quinebaug River. EPA’s file records it issued June 29, 2011 and expiring June 30, 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 | WHEELABRATOR PUTNAM INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WHEELABRATOR PUTNAM INC |
| NPDES ID | CTP002303 |
| 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 | June 29, 2011 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Putnam, CT 06260 |
| Receiving water | QUINEBAUG RIVER |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler CTD991288622 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 31Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 31With 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, maximum | 1 | 24 | 22 | February 28, 2021 | |
| pH, minimum | 1 | 12 | 10 | January 31, 2016 | |
| pH | 2 | 12 | 6 | March 31, 2010 | |
| Flow rate | 0 | 6 | 2 | August 31, 2009 | 14% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 1 | 4 | 1 | April 30, 2014 | 880% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 1 | 4 | 1 | June 30, 2016 | 107% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 4 | 1 | April 30, 2024 | 14% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total [as Ba] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Molybdenum, total [as Mo] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Vanadium, total [as V] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dioxin | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bis[2-ethylhexyl] adipate | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 2, 2024 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.