Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES RI0100315
NBC - FIELD'S POINT WWTF, Providence, RI: NPDES RI0100315 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 25Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NBC - FIELD'S POINT WWTF, held by NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION, holds NPDES permit RI0100315, which discharges to Providence River. EPA’s file records it issued December 31, 2001 and expiring January 31, 2007. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | NBC - FIELD'S POINT WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NARRAGANSETT BAY COMMISSION |
| NPDES ID | RI0100315 |
| 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 31, 2001 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2007 |
| Address | Providence, RI 02905 |
| Receiving water | PROVIDENCE RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Moshassuck River (HUC 010900040501) |
| Program components on file | CSO, POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler RID000859967; ICIS-AIR source RI0000004400709039 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 39Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 33With a violation of any kind
- 25With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 11 | 140 | 134 | May 31, 2011 | 99,900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 14 | 100 | 78 | October 31, 2012 | 266% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 12 | 74 | 68 | November 30, 2023 | 706% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 64 | 61 | January 31, 2017 | 100% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 5 | 26 | 25 | June 30, 2021 | 6,204% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 12 | 27 | 23 | December 31, 2008 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 2 | 22 | 20 | December 31, 2010 | 99,999% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 21 | 17 | November 30, 2013 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 12 | 10 | March 31, 2024 | 60% over the limit |
| Methylene chloride | 0 | 9 | 9 | December 31, 2000 | 180% over the limit |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 0 | 5 | 5 | November 30, 1994 | 122% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free available | 0 | 8 | 4 | March 31, 2020 | 108% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 14 | 6 | 4 | January 31, 2008 | 68% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 10 | 7 | 3 | November 30, 2023 | 480% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 14 | 2 | October 31, 2021 | 28% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 4 | 4 | 2 | November 30, 1992 | 136% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 3 | 2 | June 30, 2023 | 73% over the limit |
| Trichloroethylene | 0 | 2 | 2 | February 29, 1996 | 43% over the limit |
| Dichloroethene, total | 0 | 2 | 2 | November 30, 1994 | 67% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 9 | 1 | June 30, 1999 | 1% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 0 | 6 | 1 | March 31, 2025 | 22% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 4 | 4 | 1 | November 30, 1992 | 12% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 3 | 1 | October 31, 2010 | 4% over the limit |
| Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP] | 0 | 1 | 1 | November 30, 1992 | 122% over the limit |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 1993 | 31% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static 1Hr 20min Fert. Chronic Arbacia punctulata | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES RI0100315.
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 October 14, 2026.