Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES RI0100005
BRISTOL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Bristol, RI: NPDES RI0100005 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BRISTOL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, held by BRISTOL TOWN HALL, holds NPDES permit RI0100005, which discharges to Bristol Harbor. EPA’s file records it issued September 9, 2016 and expiring September 30, 2021. 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 | BRISTOL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BRISTOL TOWN HALL |
| NPDES ID | RI0100005 |
| 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 | September 9, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2021 |
| Address | Bristol, RI 02809 |
| Receiving water | BRISTOL HARBOR |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler RIR000500710 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 26Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 26With a violation of any kind
- 10With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 92 | 90 | March 31, 2026 | 94% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 51 | 44 | September 30, 2016 | 5,999,900% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 10 | 52 | 27 | March 31, 2024 | 824% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 92 | 21 | October 31, 2025 | 818% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 15 | 12 | March 31, 2026 | 70% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 10 | 42 | 9 | March 31, 2018 | 56% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 9 | 9 | September 30, 2020 | 8,695,552% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 13 | 8 | May 31, 2026 | |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 7 | 6 | September 30, 2019 | 38% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 5 | 2 | March 31, 2026 | 38% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, free available | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 2 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2024 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | ST6 |
| March 24, 2022 | Failure to enforce standards, local limits, and reporting requirements (>15% SNC SIU) (Level II) | ST6 |
| March 24, 2022 | Failure of the Control Authority to publish for SNC (Level II - Other) | ST6 |
| December 11, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| January 25, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 11, 2018 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | EP6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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.