Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MD0052990
FRUITLAND WWTP, Fruitland, MD: NPDES MD0052990 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FRUITLAND WWTP, held by City of Fruitland, holds NPDES permit MD0052990, which discharges to Wicomico River. EPA’s file records it issued February 21, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2022. 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 | FRUITLAND WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Fruitland |
| NPDES ID | MD0052990 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 21, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | Maryland Department of the Environment |
| Address | Fruitland, MD 21826 |
| Receiving water | WICOMICO RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 33Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 33With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 211 | 176 | December 31, 2023 | 118% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 38 | 26 | April 30, 2003 | 62% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 8 | 83 | 17 | March 31, 2026 | 145% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 63 | 15 | December 31, 2018 | 50% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 57 | 5 | December 31, 2020 | 82% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 22 | 4 | June 30, 2023 | |
| E. coli | 1 | 7 | 4 | February 28, 2026 | 137% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 33 | 3 | August 31, 2002 | 69% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 11 | 2 | July 31, 2011 | 38% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 18 | 1 | February 28, 2026 | 41% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 9 | 1 | October 31, 2019 | 0% over the limit |
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as P] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total [as Tl] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Diphenylhydrazine | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[b]fluoranthene | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[k]fluoranthene | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chrysene | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Benzo[a]anthracene | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dibenz[a,h]anthracene | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDT | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDD | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDE | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlordane [tech mix. and metabolites] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxaphene | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Heptachlor epoxide | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
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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