Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MA0101168
PALMER W P C F, Palmer, Town Of, MA: NPDES MA0101168 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PALMER W P C F holds NPDES permit MA0101168, which discharges to Chicopee/Quaboag/Ware/Swift. EPA’s file records it issued January 21, 2011 and expiring March 31, 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 | PALMER W P C F |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PALMER W P C F |
| NPDES ID | MA0101168 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 21, 2011 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2016 |
| Address | Palmer, Town Of, MA 01080 |
| Receiving water | CHICOPEE/QUABOAG/WARE/SWIFT |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Quaboag River (HUC 010802040307) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source MA0000002504200578 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 20With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 24 | 20 | November 30, 2012 | 96% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 2 | 7 | 7 | June 30, 2025 | 492% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 6 | 6 | December 31, 2003 | 60% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 8 | 4 | July 31, 2010 | 136% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 5 | 3 | July 31, 2012 | |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 5 | 8 | 2 | June 30, 2014 | 34% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 5 | 1 | April 30, 2001 | 75% over the limit |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 1 | October 31, 2004 | 67% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, ortho | 2 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | PR: Failure to submit required report within 30 days of applicable due date (Level I) | EP6 |
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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