Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ME0102130
SORRENTO WWTF, Sorrento, ME: NPDES ME0102130 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SORRENTO WWTF, held by SORRENTO TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit ME0102130, which discharges to Back Cove. EPA’s file records it issued April 1, 2017 and expiring March 31, 2022.
SORRENTO WWTF, Sorrento, Maine: Individual permit ME0102130, held by SORRENTO TOWN OF; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 1, 2017, term to March 31, 2022; discharges to Back Cove.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 60 violations of any kind, 28 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2014, largest 657,900% over the limit.
- Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C: 2 limits, 40 violations of any kind, 16 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2017, largest 99,999% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 64 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2005, largest 180% over the limit.
- Solids, settleable: 1 limit, 16 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2012, largest 567% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 6 limits, 72 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- July 14, 2026: Reconnaissance without Sampling (S).
Maine holds 116 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 96 were issued before ME0102130.
Coverages issued nearest ME0102130
- October 1, 2016: AUBURN SEWERAGE DISTRICT CSO 001, Auburn, ME0100005, held by AUBURN SEWERAGE DISTRICT
- October 1, 2016: LIVERMORE FALLS WWTF, Livermore Falls, ME0100315, held by LIVERMORE FALLS TOWN OF
- December 1, 2016: CANTON WWTF, Canton, ME0102067, held by CANTON TOWN OF
- December 1, 2016: SINCLAIR SANITARY DISTRICT, Sinclair, MEU507814
- January 1, 2017: GREAT SALT BAY SANITARY DIST, Nobleboro, ME0102431, held by GREAT SALT BAY SANITARY DISTRICT
- May 1, 2017: WASHBURN WWTF, Washburn, ME0101028, held by WASHBURN WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT
- July 1, 2017: PRESQUE ISLE WWTF, Presque Isle, ME0100561, held by PRESQUE ISLE UTILITIES DISTRICT
- October 1, 2017: KINGFIELD WWTF, Kingfield, MEU506272, held by KINGFIELD TOWN OF
- February 1, 2018: VEAZIE WWTF, Veazie, ME0100706, held by VEAZIE SEWER DISTRICT
- July 1, 2018: WALDOBORO UTILITY DISTRICT, Waldoboro, MEU508114
SORRENTO WWTF among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 11 discharge permits in the Frenchman Bay Frontal Drainages subwatershed (HUC 010500021408), ME0102130 among them. Its county holds 42, 1 of them major permits; ME0102130 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Frenchman Bay Frontal Drainages subwatershed (HUC 010500021408)
- AJ ENTERPRISES, Winter Harbor: MERNEA817, minor permit, permit term to December 6, 2021
- BAR HARBOR WWTF DEGREGOIRE PARK FACILITY, Bar Harbor: ME0102474, minor permit, discharging to Frenchman Bay, permit term to September 30, 2015
- BAR HARBOR WWTF HULLS COVE FACILITY, Bar Harbor: ME0102466, minor permit, discharging to Frenchman Bay, permit term to October 31, 2020
- DC AIR & SEAFOOD INC, Winter Harbor: MERNEB711, minor permit, permit term to December 6, 2021
- ELLSWORTH WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY, Ellsworth: ME0102865, minor permit, discharging to Union River, permit term to October 31, 2017
- HANCOCK COUNTY AIRPORT, Trenton: MER05B889, minor permit, discharging to Atlantic Ocean, permit term to April 25, 2016
- HARBOR PLACE, Bar Harbor: MER05B854, minor permit, discharging to Frenchman Bay, permit term to April 25, 2016
- HARBORSIDE HOTEL & MARINA, Bar Harbor: MER05B855, minor permit, discharging to Frenchman Bay, permit term to April 25, 2016
- THE HINCKLEY COMPANY LLC, Trenton: MER05B398, minor permit, permit term to April 25, 2016
- WEST COVE BOAT YARD, Sorrento: MERNEB710, minor permit, permit term to April 20, 2020
Identity
| Facility as filed | SORRENTO WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SORRENTO TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | ME0102130 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2022 |
| Address | Sorrento, ME 04677 |
| Receiving water | Back Cove |
| Subwatershed | Frenchman Bay Frontal Drainages (HUC 010500021408) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 5With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 60 | 28 | September 30, 2014 | 657,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 40 | 16 | July 31, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 64 | 4 | September 30, 2005 | 180% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 16 | 3 | August 31, 2012 | 567% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 72 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES ME0102130.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
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 ME0102130.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.