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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAG912236

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL RESIDENCE HALL RENOVATION, Allston, MA: NPDES MAG912236 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL RESIDENCE HALL RENOVATION, held by Suffolk Construction, holds NPDES permit MAG912236. 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 filedHARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL RESIDENCE HALL RENOVATION
Permittee as filedSuffolk Construction
NPDES IDMAG912236
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedAugust 2, 2022
Expiration dateAugust 1, 2027
Issuing agencyEPA Region 1
AddressAllston, MA 02163
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedCharles River-Frontal Boston Harbor (HUC 010900010704)

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.

Pollutant or measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Phosphorus, total [as P]244February 28, 20267,500% over the limit
Zinc, total recoverable222February 28, 2026739% over the limit
Lead, total recoverable222February 28, 202691,743% over the limit
Copper, total recoverable222February 28, 20265,976% over the limit
Benzo[a]anthracene122February 28, 2026250,669% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]211February 28, 202630% over the limit
Arsenic, total recoverable211February 28, 2026415% over the limit
Nickel, total recoverable211February 28, 2026199% over the limit
4,4'-DDT211February 28, 202639,700% over the limit
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]211February 28, 20261,764% over the limit
Chlordane211February 28, 2026621% over the limit
Turbidity111February 28, 2026
Solids, total suspended111February 28, 202615,567% over the limit
Iron, total recoverable111February 28, 20261,968% over the limit
Benzo[k]fluoranthene111February 28, 202610,285% over the limit
Benzo[a]pyrene111February 28, 20262,584,516% over the limit
Chrysene111February 28, 20262,100% over the limit
Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene111February 28, 2026189,131% over the limit
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene111February 28, 2026435,285% over the limit
4,4'-DDE111February 28, 202615,250% over the limit
Total Group I Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons111February 28, 20264,985% over the limit
Mercury, total recoverable111February 28, 2026282% over the limit
pH200
Cyanide, total [as CN]200
Chloride, total recoverable200
Toluene200
Acenaphthylene200
Phenanthrene200
Benzo[ghi]perylene200
Dieldrin200
Heptachlor200
Heptachlor epoxide200
E. coli, colony forming units [CFU]200
Oil & Grease100
Benzene100
Acenaphthene100
Anthracene100
Fluoranthene100
Fluorene100
Pyrene100
Phenol100
Naphthalene100
4,4'-DDD100
Methoxychlor100
Hexachlorobenzene100
BTEX100
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant100
Total Group II Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons100
Solids, total dissolved [TDS]100
Acetone100
Hydrocarbons, total petroleum100

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 MAG912236.

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 NPDES permit MAG912236, held by Suffolk Construction for the Harvard Business School Residence Hall Renovation in Allston, MA, with its status listed as Effective. The page lists 51 pollutants on file, 22 of which fall under a numeric limit, and 22 of which show an effluent exceedance.