Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAR053820

J.P. ROUTHIER AND SONS RECYCLING CORP., Ayer, MA: NPDES MAR053820 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

EffectivePermit status
MinorDischarger class
7Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

J.P. ROUTHIER AND SONS RECYCLING CORP., held by J.P. Routhier and Sons Recycling Corp, holds NPDES permit MAR053820. EPA’s file records it issued February 20, 2016 and expiring June 3, 2020.

J.P. ROUTHIER AND SONS RECYCLING CORP., Ayer, Massachusetts: Coverage under a general permit MAR053820, held by J.P. Routhier and Sons Recycling Corp; Industrial stormwater; Effective; issued February 20, 2016, term to June 3, 2020, by U.S. EPA.

Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total [as Pb]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Massachusetts holds 1,007 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 122 were issued before MAR053820.

Coverages issued nearest MAR053820

January 8, 2016: BAXALTA U.S. INC., Milford, MANOE3806, held by Baxalta US Inc
January 9, 2016: BENEVENTO SAND AND STONE CORP., Wilmington, MAR053784, held by BENEVENTO SAND AND STONE CORP
January 14, 2016: BROOKLINE TRANSFER STATION, Brookline, MANOE3815, held by TOWN OF BROOKLINE
February 10, 2016: CULPEPER OF BELCHERTOWN, LLC, Belchertown, MAR053808, held by NORTHEAST TREATERS
February 11, 2016: ROLLS-ROYCE NAVAL MARINE, INC., Walpole, MANOE3828, held by ROLLS-ROYCE NAVAL MARINE INC.
February 23, 2016: BLACK & DECKER (US) DBA SWS VIDMAR LISTA, Holliston, MANOE3832, held by LISTA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
February 25, 2016: HUDSON COLOR CONCENTRATES LLC, Leominster, MANOE3834, held by Hudson Color Concentrates LLC
February 25, 2016: HUDSON COLOR CONCENTRATES LLC, Leominster, MANOE3835, held by Hudson Color Concentrates LLC
February 29, 2016: CHARLES A. RICHARDSON, INC., Mansfield, MANOE3838, held by Charles A. Richardson, Inc
March 5, 2016: ELECTRONIX REDUX CORP, Norfolk, MANOE3842, held by Electronix Redux Corp

J.P. ROUTHIER AND SONS RECYCLING CORP. among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 62 discharge permits in the Stony Brook subwatershed (HUC 010700061202), MAR053820 among them. Its county holds 539, 13 of them major permits; MAR053820 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Stony Brook subwatershed (HUC 010700061202)

#604499, LEOMINSTER, RECONSTRUCTION/REHABILITATION ON RT 12 (CENTRAL ST), Leominster: MAR1005NG, minor permit, permit term to February 16, 2027
#608443, LITTLETON, INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS ON RT 2A AT WILLOW RD & BRUCE ST, Ayer/Littleton: MAR10056L, minor permit, permit term to February 16, 2027
#609054, LITTLETON, RECONSTRUCTION OF FOSTER STREET, Littleton: MAR1005NN, minor permit, permit term to February 16, 2027
103 LOWELL ROAD, Westford: MAR10037L, minor permit, permit term to February 15, 2022
118, 120 & 122 MAIN ST. WESTFORD, MA, Westford: MAR1003ZX, minor permit, permit term to February 16, 2027
133 PRINCETON STREET LIQUOR STORE, North Chelmsford: MAR1004RV, minor permit, permit term to February 16, 2027
400 BEAVER BROOK ROAD, Boxborough: MAR1004DX, minor permit, permit term to February 16, 2027
6 SPECTACLE POND ROAD, Littleton: MAR1006FR, minor permit, permit term to February 16, 2027
64 BEAVER BROOK ROAD, Littleton: MAR1006AB, minor permit, permit term to February 16, 2027
7 CARL THOMPSON ROAD, Westford: MAR1003ZD, minor permit, permit term to February 16, 2027

What the register holds for J.P. ROUTHIER AND SONS RECYCLING CORP.: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Ayer, Massachusetts, and 7 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES MAR053820.

Identity

Facility as filed	J.P. ROUTHIER AND SONS RECYCLING CORP.
Permittee as filed	J.P. Routhier and Sons Recycling Corp
NPDES ID	MAR053820
Permit status	Effective
Permit type	Coverage under a general permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Program	Industrial stormwater
Issued	February 20, 2016
Expiration date	June 3, 2020
Issuing agency	U.S. EPA
Address	Ayer, MA 01432
Subwatershed	Stony Brook (HUC 010700061202)

Effluent limits and exceedances

7Pollutants on file
7Under a numeric limit
0With a violation of any kind
0With 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 suspended	2	0	0
Iron, total recoverable	2	0	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	2	0	0
Lead, total [as Pb]	2	0	0
Zinc, total [as Zn]	2	0	0
Aluminum, total recoverable	2	0	0
Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]	2	0	0

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MAR053820.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MAR053820.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MAR053820.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES MAR053820.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit MAR053820, held by J.P. Routhier and Sons Recycling Corp in Ayer, Massachusetts, under the Clean Water Act discharge permit program, with a status of Effective and a Minor discharger class. The register lists 7 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and the permit's issue date is February 20, 2016 with an expiration date of June 3, 2020.