Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAG912187
55 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE, MA - DEMOLITION, Cambridge, MA: NPDES MAG912187 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 56Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
55 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE, MA - DEMOLITION, held by John Moriarty & Associates, holds NPDES permit MAG912187. 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 | 55 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE, MA - DEMOLITION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | John Moriarty & Associates |
| NPDES ID | MAG912187 |
| 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 02142 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Charles River-Frontal Boston Harbor (HUC 010900010704) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 56Pollutants on file
- 56Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 2 | 5 | 5 | March 31, 2026 | 8,360% over the limit |
| Chloride, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 4 | July 31, 2026 | 196% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 4 | April 30, 2026 | 84% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 4 | April 30, 2026 | 334% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 3 | 3 | April 30, 2026 | 47% over the limit |
| Benzo[a]pyrene | 2 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | 4,543% over the limit |
| Total Group I Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | 2 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2026 | 5,026% over the limit |
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 2 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 96% over the limit |
| Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | 2 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 2,643% over the limit |
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | 2 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 800% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2026 | 179% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2025 | 116,567% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acenaphthene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Anthracene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fluoranthene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fluorene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pyrene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vinyl chloride | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Trichloroethylene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BTEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total Group II Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acetone | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,4-Dioxane | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved [TDS] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hydrocarbons, total petroleum | 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 MAG912187.
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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