BINGHAM WWTF, Bingham, ME: NPDES ME0100056 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BINGHAM WWTF, Bingham, Maine: Individual permit ME0100056, held by BINGHAM TOWN OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued; issued May 1, 2016, term to April 30, 2021; discharges to Jackson Brook.

• Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 87 violations of any kind, 27 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2025, largest 3,522% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 205 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 116% over the limit.
• BOD, 5-day, percent removal: 1 limit, 41 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2025, largest 173% over the limit.
• Solids, suspended percent removal: 1 limit, 37 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2020, largest 20% over the limit.
• E. coli, thermotol, MF, MTEC: 2 limits, 26 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2020, largest 134% over the limit.
• Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 191 violations of any kind.
• pH: 2 limits, 60 violations of any kind.
• Solids, settleable: 1 limit, 30 violations of any kind.
• Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 30 violations of any kind.
• Mercury, total [as Hg]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind.

• February 18, 2026: Evaluation (S).

Maine holds 116 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 84 were issued before ME0100056.

Coverages issued nearest ME0100056

• 2016-02-01: FRENCHVILLE WWTF, Frenchville: ME0101982, held by FRENCHVILLE TOWN OF
• 2016-02-01: EAST MILLINOCKET, East Millinocket: ME0102881, held by EAST MILLINOCKET TOWN OF
• 2016-03-01: DARK HARBOR WWTF, Islesboro: ME0100269, held by ISLESBORO TOWN OF
• 2016-04-01: YORK WWTF, York: ME0101222, held by YORK SEWER DISTRICT
• 2016-04-01: MATTAWAMKEAG WWTF, Mattawamkeag: ME0102245, held by MATTAWAMKEAG TOWN OF
• 2016-05-01: LINCOLN WWTF, Lincoln: ME0101796, held by LINCOLN SANITARY DISTRICT
• 2016-06-01: BATH WWTF, Bath: ME0100021, held by BATH CITY OF
• 2016-06-01: BREWER WWTF, Brewer: ME0100072, held by BREWER CITY OF
• 2016-07-01: OLD TOWN WWTF, Old Town: ME0100471, held by OLD TOWN CITY OF
• 2016-07-01: BANGOR WWTF, Bangor: ME0100781, held by BANGOR CITY OF

BINGHAM WWTF among its neighbors

3 discharge permits are in the Jackson Brook-Kennebec River subwatershed (HUC 010300030301); ME0100056 is one. Its county: 36, 2 major; ME0100056 is minor permit.

Other permits in the Jackson Brook-Kennebec River subwatershed (HUC 010300030301)

• BINGHAM HATCHERY, Bingham: ME0110159, minor, term to 2020-09-30
• FPL ENERGY MAINE HYDRO WYMAN STATION, Moscow: ME0001155, minor, term to 2023-06-30