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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAG590040

PLYMOUTH W W T P, Plymouth, MA: NPDES MAG590040 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PLYMOUTH W W T P, held by PLYMOUTH W W T F, holds NPDES permit MAG590040, which discharges to Plymouth Harbor. 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 (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.

Identity

Facility as filedPLYMOUTH W W T P
Permittee as filedPLYMOUTH W W T F
NPDES IDMAG590040
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedSeptember 28, 2022
Expiration dateOctober 31, 2027
AddressPlymouth, MA 02360
Receiving waterPLYMOUTH HARBOR
SubwatershedEel River-Frontal Plymouth Bay (HUC 010900020106)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source MA0000002512000556

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.

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 66 are shown.

Pollutant or measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Copper, total recoverable244February 28, 2026714% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general244April 30, 2025164% over the limit
Enterococci211August 31, 202463% over the limit
Salinity110
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C600
Solids, total suspended600
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]400
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]400
pH300
Nitrogen, total [as N]300
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant300
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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]200
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]200
Cadmium, total [as Cd]200
Copper, total [as Cu]200
Lead, total [as Pb]200
Nickel, total [as Ni]200
Zinc, total [as Zn]200
Chlorine, total residual200
Temperature, water deg. centigrade100

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 MAG590040.

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.

What this page shows

This page is a public-records entry for NPDES permit MAG590040, held by PLYMOUTH W W T F for the PLYMOUTH W W T P publicly owned treatment works in Plymouth, MA, which discharges to Plymouth Harbor. The permit is listed as effective, issued September 28, 2022, and expiring October 31, 2027, with a Minor discharger class. The page reports 66 pollutants on file, 3 under a numeric limit, and 3 with an effluent exceedance.