Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAG912065
TOBIN MONTESSORI & VASSAL LANE UPPER LANE SCHOOL PROJECT, Cambridge, MA: NPDES MAG912065 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 29Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TOBIN MONTESSORI & VASSAL LANE UPPER LANE SCHOOL PROJECT, held by W.T. Rich Company, holds NPDES permit MAG912065. EPA’s file records it issued August 2, 2022 and expiring August 1, 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 filed | TOBIN MONTESSORI & VASSAL LANE UPPER LANE SCHOOL PROJECT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | W.T. Rich Company |
| NPDES ID | MAG912065 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 2, 2022 |
| Expiration date | August 1, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | EPA Region 1 |
| Address | Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Mystic River-Frontal Boston Harbor (HUC 010900010502) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MAR000584995; ICIS-AIR source MA0000002511904297 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 29Under a numeric limit
- 29With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 2 | 43 | 40 | July 31, 2026 | 220% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 4 | 36 | 30 | July 31, 2026 | 285% over the limit |
| Chloride, total recoverable | 4 | 31 | 25 | July 31, 2026 | 300% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 4 | 30 | 24 | May 31, 2026 | 318% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 26 | 20 | July 31, 2026 | 300% over the limit |
| Acetone | 2 | 21 | 18 | October 31, 2024 | 2,911% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 19 | 13 | October 31, 2025 | 700% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 4 | 19 | 13 | May 31, 2026 | 247% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 15 | 9 | November 30, 2025 | |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 4 | 13 | 7 | January 31, 2024 | 1,249% over the limit |
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 10 | 4 | December 31, 2023 | 252% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 8 | 2 | June 30, 2024 | 1,463% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 2 | 5 | 2 | September 30, 2024 | |
| Iron, total recoverable | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent total recoverable | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE] | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BTEX | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total Group I Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total Group II Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phthalates, total | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hydrocarbons, total petroleum | 2 | 3 | 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 MAG912065.
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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