Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NH0100871
EXETER W W T P, Exeter, NH: NPDES NH0100871 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 22Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 15Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
EXETER W W T P, held by EXETER TOWN OF, holds NPDES permit NH0100871, which discharges to Squamscott River. EPA’s file records it issued December 12, 2012 and expiring February 28, 2018. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | EXETER W W T P |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | EXETER TOWN OF |
| NPDES ID | NH0100871 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 12, 2012 |
| Expiration date | February 28, 2018 |
| Address | Exeter, NH 03833 |
| Receiving water | SQUAMSCOTT RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Squamscott River (HUC 010600030806) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler NHD510082068; ICIS-AIR source NH0000003301500159 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 32Pollutants on file
- 22Under a numeric limit
- 31With a violation of any kind
- 15With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 69 | 41 | April 30, 2019 | 82% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 29 | 23 | May 31, 2012 | 1,999% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 21 | 21 | October 31, 2001 | 576% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 41 | 14 | March 31, 2015 | 110% over the limit |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Menidia | 1 | 11 | 9 | March 31, 2018 | 50% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 13 | 8 | April 30, 2024 | |
| E. coli, thermotol, MF, MTEC | 1 | 42 | 4 | April 30, 2017 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 12 | 2 | November 30, 2013 | 300% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 7 | 1 | March 31, 2025 | 151% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 5 | 1 | October 31, 2011 | 63% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 4 | 1 | April 30, 2013 | 9% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 2 | 2 | 1 | December 31, 2025 | 20% over the limit |
| Coliform, total general | 0 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2001 | 174% over the limit |
| NOEL Static 1Hr 20min Fert. Chronic Arbacia punctulata | 0 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2001 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Menidia | 0 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2001 | 75% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 20 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, Inorganic | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
| December 27, 2023 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
| December 12, 2023 | Dry-weather CSO discharge to waters of the U.S. that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
| April 20, 2023 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., that may endanger health or the environment | EP6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES NH0100871.
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 NH0100871.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.