Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CTP002388
MODERN METAL FINISHING, LLC, Oxford, CT: NPDES CTP002388 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MODERN METAL FINISHING, LLC, held by MODERN METAL FINISHING CO INC, holds NPDES permit CTP002388, which discharges to Naugatuck River. EPA’s file records it issued April 22, 2009 and expiring April 30, 2014. 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 | MODERN METAL FINISHING, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | MODERN METAL FINISHING CO INC |
| NPDES ID | CTP002388 |
| 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 22, 2009 |
| Expiration date | April 30, 2014 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Oxford, CT 06478 |
| Receiving water | NAUGATUCK RIVER |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler CTR000504340; ICIS-AIR source CT0000000900907824 |
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
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 3 | 3 | October 31, 2008 | 182% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 4 | 2 | August 31, 2022 | 54% over the limit |
| pH, maximum | 0 | 7 | 1 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 1 | 2 | 1 | December 31, 2013 | 41% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil petroleum, total recoverable | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH, minimum | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| February 11, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 7, 2024 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| March 7, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| March 7, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | 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.