Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MA0040193
TAUNTON RIVER DESALINATION FACILITY(AQUARIA), Dighton, MA: NPDES MA0040193 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TAUNTON RIVER DESALINATION FACILITY(AQUARIA), held by Aquaria Water LLC /Inima USA Corp., holds NPDES permit MA0040193, which discharges to Taunton River. EPA’s file records it issued November 3, 2006 and expiring June 30, 2013. 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 | TAUNTON RIVER DESALINATION FACILITY(AQUARIA) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Aquaria Water LLC /Inima USA Corp. |
| NPDES ID | MA0040193 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 3, 2006 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2013 |
| Address | Dighton, MA 02764 |
| Receiving water | Taunton River |
| Subwatershed | Threemile River (HUC 010900040302) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 59Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 59With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 | 2 | 42 | 4 | January 31, 2021 | |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 78 | 2 | September 30, 2016 | 20% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 59 | 2 | December 31, 2023 | 262% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 21 | 2 | August 31, 2009 | 223% over the limit |
| Number of Events | 0 | 10 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Salinity | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Chloride | 2 | 38 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Menidia | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static 1Hr 20min Fert. Chronic Arbacia punctulata | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Menidia | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorododecanesulfonic acid (PFDoS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NMeFOSA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NEtFOSA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3-Perfluoropropyl propanoic acid (3:3 FTCA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3-Perfluoroheptyl propanoic acid (7:3 FTCA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2H,2H,3H,3H-Perfluorooctanoic acid (5:3 FTCA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Fluorine, adsorbable organic | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MA0040193.
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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