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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES RIG85G062

BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH - MIRIAM HOSPITAL BUILDING A, Providence, RI: NPDES RIG85G062 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH - MIRIAM HOSPITAL BUILDING A, held by BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH, holds NPDES permit RIG85G062, which discharges to Moshassuck River. EPA’s file records it issued March 2, 2026 and expiring June 30, 2029. 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 filedBROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH - MIRIAM HOSPITAL BUILDING A
Permittee as filedBROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH
NPDES IDRIG85G062
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 2, 2026
Expiration dateJune 30, 2029
AddressProvidence, RI 02906
Receiving waterMOSHASSUCK RIVER
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedMoshassuck River (HUC 010900040501)

Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Copper, total recoverable288July 31, 2026170% over the limit
Silver total recoverable244July 31, 20261,233% over the limit
Lead, total recoverable244July 31, 2026457% over the limit
Phthalates, total244July 31, 2026181% over the limit
Selenium, total recoverable233July 31, 202625% over the limit
Total Group II Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons233July 31, 2026446% over the limit
Arsenic, total recoverable222May 31, 2026389% over the limit
Cadmium, total recoverable222April 30, 2026275% over the limit
Di[2-ethylhexyl] phthalate [DEHP]222April 30, 202667% over the limit
Solids, total suspended211April 30, 202628% over the limit
Iron, total recoverable211April 30, 202637% over the limit
Mercury, total recoverable211April 30, 20267% over the limit
Nickel, total recoverable200
Zinc, total recoverable200
Antimony, total recoverable200
Acenaphthene200
Fluoranthene200
Fluorene200
Phenanthrene200
Pyrene200
Benzo[a]anthracene200
Naphthalene200
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant200
Total Group I Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons200

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

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES RIG85G062.

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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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES RIG85G062, held by BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH for BROWN UNIVERSITY HEALTH - MIRIAM HOSPITAL BUILDING A, which discharges to the MOSHASSUCK RIVER and is listed as a Minor discharger with effective permit status. The file lists 24 pollutants on file, 12 of which are under a numeric limit and 12 of which have an effluent exceedance.