Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MER05C096
OSTERMAN PROPANE LLC/DOWNEAST ENERGY, Hallowell, ME: NPDES MER05C096 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
OSTERMAN PROPANE LLC/DOWNEAST ENERGY, held by SNOW FLAKE HOLDINGS, holds NPDES permit MER05C096, which discharges to Vaughan Brook. EPA’s file records it issued August 17, 2012 and expiring April 25, 2016.
OSTERMAN PROPANE LLC/DOWNEAST ENERGY, Hallowell, Maine: Coverage under a general permit MER05C096, held by SNOW FLAKE HOLDINGS; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 17, 2012, term to April 25, 2016; discharges to Vaughan Brook.
Maine holds 348 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 266 were issued before MER05C096. SNOW FLAKE HOLDINGS holds 4 permits in Maine.
Other permits held by SNOW FLAKE HOLDINGS
- RAILROAD SQUARE, Yarmouth: MER05C097, issued August 17, 2012
- OSTERMAN PROPANE LLC/DOWNEAST ENERGY, Mount Vernon: MER05C098, issued August 17, 2012
- OSTERMAN PROPANE LLC/DOWNEAST ENERGY, Kennebunk: MER05C099, issued August 17, 2012
Coverages issued nearest MER05C096
- January 23, 2012: R J GRONDIN & SON- MAINTENANCE SHOP & GARAGE, Gorham, MER05C079, held by R. J. GRONDIN & SONS
- February 23, 2012: GAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Searsport, MER05C084, held by GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP.
- March 12, 2012: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, South Portland, MER05C086, held by TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- April 3, 2012: PARKER FARM ROAD, Buxton, MER05C088, held by GORHAM SAND & GRAVEL, INC.
- April 11, 2012: DOUG GOTT & SONS INC., Southwest Harbor, MER05C091, held by DOUG GOTT & SONS, INC.
- August 17, 2012: RAILROAD SQUARE, Yarmouth, MER05C097, held by SNOW FLAKE HOLDINGS
- August 17, 2012: OSTERMAN PROPANE LLC/DOWNEAST ENERGY, Mount Vernon, MER05C098, held by SNOW FLAKE HOLDINGS
- August 17, 2012: OSTERMAN PROPANE LLC/DOWNEAST ENERGY, Kennebunk, MER05C099, held by SNOW FLAKE HOLDINGS
- August 21, 2012: DICAPERL THOMASTON (CHEMROCK), Thomaston, MER05C100, held by DICAPERL MINERALS CORP.
- August 27, 2012: LEN POULIN INC, Winslow, MER05B921, held by LEN POULIN, INC.
OSTERMAN PROPANE LLC/DOWNEAST ENERGY among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 14 discharge permits in the Swan Island-Kennebec River subwatershed (HUC 010300032409), MER05C096 among them.
Other permits in the Swan Island-Kennebec River subwatershed (HUC 010300032409)
- AUGUSTA WWTF, Augusta: MER05B135, minor permit, discharging to Kennedy Brook, permit term to April 25, 2016
- BROWN'S EXIT 27 SALVAGE, Gardiner: MER05B576, minor permit, discharging to Cobbosseecontee Stream, permit term to April 25, 2016
- CLARKS CARS & PARTS, Farmingdale: MER05B589, minor permit, permit term to April 25, 2016
- DEAD RIVER COMPANY -HALLOWELL, Hallowell: MER05C181, minor permit, discharging to Kennebec River, permit term to April 25, 2016
- GARDINER CITY OF, Gardiner: MEL101702, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- GARDINER PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY, Gardiner: MER05B845, minor permit, discharging to Cobbosseecontee Stream, permit term to April 25, 2016
- GARDINER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Gardiner: MERNEB708, minor permit, permit term to December 6, 2021
- GARDINER WWTF, Gardiner: ME0101702, major permit, discharging to Kennebec River, permit term to October 31, 2016
- GREATER AUGUSTA UTILITY DISTRICT, Augusta: MEL100013, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
- LARRY'S AUTO SALES- SALVAGE YARD, Pittston: MER05B412, minor permit, permit term to April 25, 2016
What the register holds for OSTERMAN PROPANE LLC/DOWNEAST ENERGY: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Hallowell, Maine, its receiving water. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES MER05C096.
Identity
| Facility as filed | OSTERMAN PROPANE LLC/DOWNEAST ENERGY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SNOW FLAKE HOLDINGS |
| NPDES ID | MER05C096 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | August 17, 2012 |
| Expiration date | April 25, 2016 |
| Address | Hallowell, ME 04347 |
| Receiving water | Vaughan Brook |
| Subwatershed | Swan Island-Kennebec River (HUC 010300032409) |
| SIC | 5171 – Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals |
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 MER05C096.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MER05C096.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES MER05C096.
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 MER05C096.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.