Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAG912273
HARVARD UNIVERSITY STEAM PLANT, Cambridge, MA: NPDES MAG912273 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HARVARD UNIVERSITY STEAM PLANT, held by President and Fellows of Harvard College, holds NPDES permit MAG912273. 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 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY STEAM PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | President and Fellows of Harvard College |
| NPDES ID | MAG912273 |
| 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 02139 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Charles River-Frontal Boston Harbor (HUC 010900010704) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MAD006953665; ICIS-AIR source MA0000002511900092 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 1With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2026 | 615% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bromoform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorodibromomethane | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 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 MAG912273.
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.