Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MA0001350
L.S. STARRETT COMPANY, Athol, MA: NPDES MA0001350 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 31Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
L.S. STARRETT COMPANY holds NPDES permit MA0001350, which discharges to Millers River. EPA’s file records it issued February 6, 2009 and expiring February 28, 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 | L.S. STARRETT COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | L.S. STARRETT COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | MA0001350 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 6, 2009 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2014 |
| Address | Athol, MA 01331 |
| Receiving water | MILLERS RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Tully River (HUC 010802020203) |
| SIC | 3545 – Machine Tool Accessories |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MAD001125681; ICIS-AIR source MA0000002511800004 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 42Pollutants on file
- 31Under a numeric limit
- 31With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 | 5 | 62 | 59 | July 31, 2026 | |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 11 | 11 | July 31, 2024 | 249% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 3 | 12 | 10 | August 31, 2023 | 267% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 3 | 7 | 7 | December 31, 2023 | 124% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination] | 2 | 5 | 5 | September 30, 2011 | 610% over the limit |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 5 | 3 | October 31, 2025 | 80% over the limit |
| Trichloroethylene | 1 | 5 | 2 | June 30, 2022 | 100% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 3 | 2 | February 28, 2003 | 284% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 2 | 2 | July 31, 2023 | 22% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 3 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2023 | 65% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ammonia, unionized | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Calcium, total [as Ca] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Magnesium, total [as Mg] | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MA0001350.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MA0001350.
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES MA0001350.
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.