Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ME0001775
GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC, South Portland, ME: NPDES ME0001775 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC, held by GLOBAL COMPANIES LLC, holds NPDES permit ME0001775, which discharges to Barberry Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2016 and expiring June 30, 2021.
GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC, South Portland, Maine: Individual permit ME0001775, held by GLOBAL COMPANIES LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 1, 2016, term to June 30, 2021; discharges to Barberry Creek.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 14 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2014, largest 400% over the limit.
- Oil & Grease: 1 limit, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 0 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 17 discharge permits in the Fore River subwatershed (HUC 010600010402), ME0001775 among them. Its county holds 97, 7 of them major permits; ME0001775 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Fore River subwatershed (HUC 010600010402)
- CASELLA ENVIRONMENTAL PARK, Westbrook: MER05C128, minor permit, discharging to Long Creek, permit term to April 25, 2016
- CCNE, South Portland: MERNEB221, minor permit, permit term to December 6, 2021
- COZY HARBOR SEAFOOD INC, Portland: MERNEA838, minor permit, permit term to December 6, 2021
- D & G MACHINE, Westbrook: MER05B616, minor permit, discharging to Stroudwater River, permit term to April 26, 2016
- EAST END WWTF, Portland: ME0102075, major permit, discharging to Casco Bay, permit term to August 31, 2016
- ENPRO SERVICES OF MAINE, INC, South Portland: MER05B973, minor permit, discharging to Fore River, permit term to April 25, 2016
- JET BLUE AIRWAYS-PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Portland: MER05B770, minor permit, discharging to Long Creek, permit term to April 25, 2016
- MAINE AVIATION CORPORATION, Portland: MER05C111, minor permit, discharging to Fore River, permit term to April 25, 2016
- PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL JETPORT, Portland: MER05B425, minor permit, discharging to Fore River, permit term to April 25, 2016
- PORTLAND, CITY OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS, Portland: ME0101435, major permit, discharging to Portland Harbor, Back Cove, Capisic, permit term to March 31, 2019
Identity
| Facility as filed | GLOBAL COMPANIES, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GLOBAL COMPANIES LLC |
| NPDES ID | ME0001775 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 1, 2016 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2021 |
| Address | South Portland, ME 04106 |
| Receiving water | Barberry Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Fore River (HUC 010600010402) |
| SIC | 5171 – Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler MED000842658; ICIS-AIR source ME0000002300509022 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 14 | 6 | September 30, 2014 | 400% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ME0001775.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ME0001775.
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 ME0001775.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.