Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MDG679797
OCEAN PINES WATER SYSTEM- MD0230005, Ocean Pines, MD: NPDES MDG679797 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
OCEAN PINES WATER SYSTEM- MD0230005, held by The County Commissioners of Worcester County, MD, holds NPDES permit MDG679797. EPA’s file records it issued February 17, 2026 and expiring February 16, 2027. 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 | OCEAN PINES WATER SYSTEM- MD0230005 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | The County Commissioners of Worcester County, MD |
| NPDES ID | MDG679797 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 17, 2026 |
| Expiration date | February 16, 2027 |
| Issuing agency | MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
| Address | Ocean Pines, MD 21811 |
| Subwatershed | St. Martin River (HUC 020403030302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 3Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 3With 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, discharge | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Suspended Solids, Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MDG679797.
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 MDG679797.
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.