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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAG590015

BELCHERTOWN W W T P, Belchertown, MA: NPDES MAG590015 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BELCHERTOWN W W T P, held by BELCHERTOWN WWTP, holds NPDES permit MAG590015, which discharges to Lampson Brook. EPA’s file records it issued September 28, 2022 and expiring October 31, 2027. 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 filedBELCHERTOWN W W T P
Permittee as filedBELCHERTOWN WWTP
NPDES IDMAG590015
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedSeptember 28, 2022
Expiration dateOctober 31, 2027
AddressBelchertown, MA 01007
Receiving waterLAMPSON BROOK
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedBatchelor Brook (HUC 010802010701)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 65 are shown.

Pollutant or measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]1111March 31, 202550% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C1011August 31, 202512% over the limit
Solids, total suspended1000
Nitrogen, total [as N]400
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]400
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]400
Copper, total [as Cu]400
Aluminum, total [as Al]400
pH300
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)300
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)300
Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (PFOSA)300
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)300
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)300
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)300
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)300
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)300
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)300
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)300
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)300
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTeDA)300
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NEtFOSE)300
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoethanol (NMeFOSE)300
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)300
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)300
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)300
Perfluorodecanesulfonic acid (PFDS)300
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)300
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)300
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)300
1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)300
1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)300
1H,1H, 2H, 2H-Perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)300
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)300
Perfluorononanesulfonic acid (PFNS)300
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA)300
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)300
Perfluoro(2-ethoxyethane)sulfonic acid (PFEESA)300
Perfluorododecanesulfonic acid (PFDoS)300
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)300
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NMeFOSA)300
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide (NEtFOSA)300
3-Perfluoropropyl propanoic acid (3:3 FTCA)300
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)300
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanonane-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)300
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)300
3-Perfluoroheptyl propanoic acid (7:3 FTCA)300
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)300
2H,2H,3H,3H-Perfluorooctanoic acid (5:3 FTCA)300
Phosphorus, total [as P]200
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]200
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]200
Cadmium, total [as Cd]200
Lead, total [as Pb]200
Nickel, total [as Ni]200
Zinc, total [as Zn]200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant200
E. coli200
Temperature, water deg. centigrade100
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]100

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

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MAG590015.

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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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit MAG590015 for BELCHERTOWN W W T P in Belchertown, MA, which discharges to Lampson Brook and is listed under subwatershed Batchelor Brook (HUC 010802010701). The permit is Effective with a Minor discharger class, and the file lists 65 pollutants on file, of which 2 are under a numeric limit and 2 have an effluent exceedance.