Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAR05J02N
FITZGERALD SHIPYARD, Chelsea, MA: NPDES MAR05J02N discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FITZGERALD SHIPYARD, held by Capstan Management Inc., holds NPDES permit MAR05J02N. EPA’s file records it issued June 3, 2020 and expiring June 3, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | FITZGERALD SHIPYARD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Capstan Management Inc. |
| NPDES ID | MAR05J02N |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | June 3, 2020 |
| Expiration date | June 3, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | U.S. EPA |
| Address | Chelsea, MA 02150 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Outlet Saugus River-Frontal Broad Sound (HUC 010900010402) |
| SIC | 3731 – Ship Building And Repairing |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 17Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MAR05J02N.
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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2021 | Failure to comply with industrial stormwater requirement - numeric or narrative effluent violation | EP6 |
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 October 14, 2026.