Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAG580027
LEICESTER WATER SUPPLY WWTF, Leicester, MA: NPDES MAG580027 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 33Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LEICESTER WATER SUPPLY WWTF, held by LEICESTER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT TREATMENT FACILITY, holds NPDES permit MAG580027, which discharges to French River. EPA’s file records it issued September 28, 2021 and expiring November 30, 2026. 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 | LEICESTER WATER SUPPLY WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | LEICESTER WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT TREATMENT FACILITY |
| NPDES ID | MAG580027 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 28, 2021 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2026 |
| Address | Leicester, MA 01524 |
| Receiving water | FRENCH RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Upper French River (HUC 011000010201) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MAR000578534 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 33Under a numeric limit
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 11 | 6 | 6 | June 30, 2023 | 261% over the limit |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 4 | September 30, 2025 | 76% over the limit |
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 4 | 4 | September 30, 2025 | 90% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 17 | 2 | 2 | May 31, 2025 | 103% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, dissolved organic [as C] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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 MAG580027.
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.