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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ME0023230

PENOBSCOT ENERGY RECOVERY CO., Orrington, ME: NPDES ME0023230 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PENOBSCOT ENERGY RECOVERY CO., held by PENOBSCOT ENERGY RECOVERY COMP, holds NPDES permit ME0023230, which discharges to Penobscot River. EPA’s file records it issued September 1, 2009 and expiring August 31, 2014.

PENOBSCOT ENERGY RECOVERY CO., Orrington, Maine: Individual permit ME0023230, held by PENOBSCOT ENERGY RECOVERY COMP; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 1, 2009, term to August 31, 2014; discharges to Penobscot River.

  • Iron, total [as Fe]: 4 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2006, largest 23,900% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 18 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2004, largest 856% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 70 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, free available: 2 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 0 limits, 68 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 4 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 4 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 2 limits, 34 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 1 limit, 17 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil and grease, hexane extr method: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

PENOBSCOT ENERGY RECOVERY CO. among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Cove Brook-Penobscot River subwatershed (HUC 010200051007), ME0023230 among them. Its county holds 80, 9 of them major permits; ME0023230 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Cove Brook-Penobscot River subwatershed (HUC 010200051007)

  • BUCKSPORT MILL LLC, Bucksport: ME0002160, major permit, discharging to Penobscot River, permit term to October 31, 2020
  • MALLINCKRODT US LLC, Orrington: ME0000639, minor permit, discharging to Penobscot River, Tidewater, permit term to July 31, 2018
  • OPPORTUNITY HOUSING, INC, Orrington: MEU503796, not classed, discharging to Penobscot River
  • PENOBSCOT BAY TERMINALS, INC./WEBBER TANKS, Bucksport: ME0001457, minor permit, discharging to Penobscot River, permit term to September 30, 2020
  • WHOLE OCEANS, LLC, Bucksport: ME0037478, minor permit, discharging to Penobscot River, permit term to November 30, 2023
  • WINTERPORT BOAT YARD, Winterport: MER05C154, minor permit, discharging to Penobscot River, permit term to April 25, 2016

Identity

Facility as filedPENOBSCOT ENERGY RECOVERY CO.
Permittee as filedPENOBSCOT ENERGY RECOVERY COMP
NPDES IDME0023230
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedSeptember 1, 2009
Expiration dateAugust 31, 2014
AddressOrrington, ME 04476
Receiving waterPenobscot River
SubwatershedCove Brook-Penobscot River (HUC 010200051007)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler MER000515437; ICIS-AIR source ME0000002301900013

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Iron, total [as Fe]4442March 31, 200623,900% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant1181July 31, 2004856% over the limit
Solids, total suspended4700
Chlorine, free available2680
Oil & Grease0680
Copper, total [as Cu]4420
Zinc, total [as Zn]4340
pH2340
Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit1170
Oil and grease, hexane extr method400

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ME0023230.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ME0023230.

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 ME0023230.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES discharge permit ME0023230, held by PENOBSCOT ENERGY RECOVERY CO. in Orrington, ME, which discharges to the Penobscot River within watershed HUC 010200051007. The page lists the permit as administratively continued with a discharger class of Minor, 9 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.