Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ME0036781
CRESCENT BEACH ASSOCIATION, Owls Head, ME: NPDES ME0036781 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CRESCENT BEACH ASSOCIATION holds NPDES permit ME0036781, which discharges to Atlantic Ocean. EPA’s file records it issued September 1, 2016 and expiring August 31, 2021.
CRESCENT BEACH ASSOCIATION, Owls Head, Maine: Individual permit ME0036781; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued September 1, 2016, term to August 31, 2021; discharges to Atlantic Ocean; Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations.
- Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 41 violations of any kind, 18 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2022, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 20 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2017, largest 150% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2025, largest 140% over the limit.
- Solids, settleable: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 2010, largest 300% over the limit.
- Enterococci: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest July 31, 2024, largest 25% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 42 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 14 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
CRESCENT BEACH ASSOCIATION among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 14 discharge permits in the Penobscot Bay Frontal Drainages subwatershed (HUC 010500021907), ME0036781 among them. Its county holds 36, 2 of them major permits; ME0036781 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Penobscot Bay Frontal Drainages subwatershed (HUC 010500021907)
- DANISCO USA, INC, Rockland: ME0000400, minor permit, discharging to Rockland Harbor, Tidewater, permit term to November 30, 2022
- GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Searsport: MER05C084, minor permit, discharging to Stockton Harbor, permit term to April 25, 2016
- JOURNEY'S END NORTH, Rockland: MER05C149, minor permit, discharging to Atlantic Ocean, permit term to April 25, 2016
- KNOX COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, Owls Head: MER05B509, minor permit, discharging to Weskeag River, permit term to April 25, 2016
- MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY, Castine: ME0002739, minor permit, discharging to Castine, Tidewater, permit term to June 30, 2021
- MID-COAST SOLID WASTE CORPORATION JACOBS QUARRY, Rockport: MER05B844, minor permit, permit term to April 25, 2016
- NORTHEAST MARINE SERVICES, Northport: MERNEB664, minor permit, discharging to Unnamed Wetland, permit term to December 6, 2021
- NORTHPORT VILLAGE CORP., Northport: ME0100901, minor permit, discharging to West Penobscot Bay, permit term to March 31, 2024
- OCEAN PURSUITS, Rockland: MER05B204, minor permit, discharging to Atlantic Ocean, permit term to April 25, 2016
- ROCKLAND CITY OF, Rockland: MEL100595, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
Identity
| Facility as filed | CRESCENT BEACH ASSOCIATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CRESCENT BEACH ASSOCIATION |
| NPDES ID | ME0036781 |
| 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 | September 1, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 31, 2021 |
| Address | Owls Head, ME 04854 |
| Receiving water | Atlantic Ocean |
| Subwatershed | Penobscot Bay Frontal Drainages (HUC 010500021907) |
| NAICS | 813312 – Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations |
| SIC | 8699 – Membership Organizations |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 8Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 41 | 18 | September 30, 2022 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 20 | 8 | August 31, 2017 | 150% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 45 | 3 | July 31, 2025 | 140% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 7 | 1 | September 30, 2010 | 300% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 0 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2024 | 25% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 42 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ME0036781.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES ME0036781.
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 ME0036781.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.