Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MEL100790
WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT, Wells, ME: NPDES MEL100790 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT holds NPDES permit MEL100790. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2021 and expiring December 31, 2025.
WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT, Wells, Maine: Associated permit record MEL100790; Biosolids; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 1, 2021, term to December 31, 2025.
Maine holds 75 Biosolids coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 0 were issued before MEL100790. WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT holds 2 permits in Maine.
Other permits held by WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT
- WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT WWTF, Wells: ME0100790, issued January 1, 2015
Coverages issued nearest MEL100790
- January 1, 2021: SOUTHWEST HARBOR TOWN OF, Southwest Harbor, MEL100641
- January 1, 2021: THOMASTON TOWN OF, Thomaston, MEL100668
- January 1, 2021: VAN BUREN TOWN OF, Van Buren, MEL100684
- January 1, 2021: YARMOUTH TOWN OF, Yarmouth, MEL100765
- January 1, 2021: BANGOR CITY OF, Bangor, MEL100781
- January 1, 2021: MILLINOCKET TOWN OF, Millinocket, MEL100803
- January 1, 2021: SOUTH BERWICK SEWER DISTRICT, South Berwick, MEL100820
- January 1, 2021: PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT, Westbrook, MEL100846
- January 1, 2021: KENNEBEC SANITARY TREATMENT DISTRICT, Waterville, MEL100854
- January 1, 2021: ELLSWORTH CITY OF, Ellsworth, MEL100889
WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 6 discharge permits in the Stevens Brook-Cape Neddick River subwatershed (HUC 010600031102), MEL100790 among them. Its county holds 88, 11 of them major permits; MEL100790 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Stevens Brook-Cape Neddick River subwatershed (HUC 010600031102)
- OGUNQUIT SEWER DISTRICT, Ogunquit: MEL100986, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- UPS - WELLS, Wells: MER05B542, minor permit, permit term to April 25, 2016
- WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT WWTF, Wells: ME0100790, major permit, discharging to Atlantic Ocean, permit term to December 31, 2019
- YORK SEWER DISTRICT, York: MEL101222, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- YORK WATER DISTRICT, York: ME0002721, minor permit, discharging to Chases Pond, permit term to October 31, 2019
What the register holds for WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Wells, Maine. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES MEL100790.
Identity
| Facility as filed | WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | MEL100790 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Associated permit record |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Biosolids |
| Issued | January 1, 2021 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2025 |
| Address | Wells, ME 04090 |
| Subwatershed | Stevens Brook-Cape Neddick River (HUC 010600031102) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 0Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With an effluent exceedance
EPA’s limits and effluent violation files hold no pollutant row for NPDES MEL100790.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MEL100790.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MEL100790.
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 MEL100790.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.