Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MER05C168

OLD TOWN TRANSFER STATION, Old Town, ME: NPDES MER05C168 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
0Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

OLD TOWN TRANSFER STATION, held by PINE TREE WASTE, INC., holds NPDES permit MER05C168, which discharges to Stillwater River. EPA’s file records it issued February 26, 2015 and expiring April 25, 2016.

OLD TOWN TRANSFER STATION, Old Town, Maine: Coverage under a general permit MER05C168, held by PINE TREE WASTE, INC.; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 26, 2015, term to April 25, 2016; discharges to Stillwater River.

June 17, 2026: Evaluation (S).

Maine holds 348 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 305 were issued before MER05C168. PINE TREE WASTE, INC. holds 6 permits in Maine.

Other permits held by PINE TREE WASTE, INC.

MECHANIC FALLS HAULING, Mechanic Falls: MER05B387, issued June 14, 2011
CAPITAL CITY TRANSFER, Waterville: MER05B643, issued July 26, 2011
WEST BATH TRANSFER, West Bath: MER05B644, issued June 7, 2011
PINE TREE WASTE, INC. CDD PROCESSING FACILITY, West Bath: MER05C040, issued July 5, 2011
CASELLA ENVIRONMENTAL PARK, Westbrook: MER05C128, issued October 23, 2013

Coverages issued nearest MER05C168

December 17, 2014: LEWISTON ZERO-SORT FACILITY, Lewiston, MER05C159, held by CASELLA RECYCLING, LLC
December 30, 2014: UPS-PORTLAND, South Portland, MER05C162, held by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.
January 7, 2015: CATALYST PAPER OPERATIONS INC, Rumford, MER05C163, held by CATALYST PAPER OPERATIONS INC.
January 7, 2015: CATALYST PAPER OPERATIONS INC, Mexico, MER05C164, held by CATALYST PAPER OPERATIONS INC.
January 21, 2015: DERBY SHOPS, Milo, MER05C165, held by CENTRAL MAINE & QUEBEC RAILWAY US INC.
March 9, 2015: JOHN W GOODWIN JR, Southwest Harbor, MER05B894
March 18, 2015: CHERRYFIELD FOODS INC; FARM DIVISION, Cherryfield, MER05B903, held by CHERRYFIELD FOODS, INC.
April 7, 2015: SOMERSET MILL CLAY BORROW PIT, Skowhegan, MER05C172, held by S. D. WARREN COMPANY
August 1, 2015: DEAD RIVER COMPANY - ROCKLAND, Rockland, MER05C195, held by DEAD RIVER COMPANY
August 4, 2015: PIKE INDUSTRIES - WESTBROOK, Westbrook, MER05C180, held by PIKE INDUSTRIES, INC.

OLD TOWN TRANSFER STATION among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Stillwater River subwatershed (HUC 010200050510), MER05C168 among them. Its county holds 80, 9 of them major permits; MER05C168 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Stillwater River subwatershed (HUC 010200050510)

OLD TOWN COMMUNITY POOL, Old Town: ME0037362, minor permit, discharging to Penobscot River, permit term to July 31, 2023
OLD TOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, Old Town: MER05C009, minor permit, discharging to Stillwater River, permit term to April 25, 2016
OLD TOWN WATER DISTRICT, Old Town: ME0102296, minor permit, discharging to Stillwater River, permit term to October 31, 2020
ORONO-VEAZIE WATER DISTRICT, Orono: ME0102601, minor permit, discharging to Stillwater River, permit term to April 30, 2020
READY MIX CONCRETE BATCH PLANT/MAINTENANCE SHOP/GARAGE, Old Town: MER05B201, minor permit, discharging to Stillwater River, permit term to April 25, 2016
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, Orono: ME0090662, minor permit, discharging to Stillwater River, permit term to June 30, 2013

Identity

Facility as filed	OLD TOWN TRANSFER STATION
Permittee as filed	PINE TREE WASTE, INC.
NPDES ID	MER05C168
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	February 26, 2015
Expiration date	April 25, 2016
Address	Old Town, ME 04468
Receiving water	Stillwater River
Subwatershed	Stillwater River (HUC 010200050510)

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 MER05C168.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MER05C168.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 17, 2026	Evaluation	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 MER05C168.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

Across the 34 storm water industrial permits in Penobscot County, 0.0% carry a violation on file, and OLD TOWN TRANSFER STATION's Old Town permit is among them. Counting this permit, 91.2% of those 34 were issued before it. The Stillwater River subwatershed (HUC 010200050510) totals 7 NPDES permits, this permit among them.