Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES RIR50Y002
TRICO SPECIALTY FILMS - OBR, North Kingstown, RI: NPDES RIR50Y002 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
TRICO SPECIALTY FILMS - OBR, held by Trico Specialty Films, holds NPDES permit RIR50Y002, which discharges to Sandhill Brook. EPA’s file records it issued July 30, 2019 and expiring May 2, 2024. 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 | TRICO SPECIALTY FILMS - OBR |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Trico Specialty Films |
| NPDES ID | RIR50Y002 |
| 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 | July 30, 2019 |
| Expiration date | May 2, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | RIDEM |
| Address | North Kingstown, RI 02852 |
| Receiving water | SANDHILL BROOK |
| Subwatershed | Hunt River (HUC 010900040904) |
| NAICS | 326113 – Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet [except Packaging] Manufacturing |
| SIC | 3081 – Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler RID062308150 |
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
- 4Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES RIR50Y002.
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 RIR50Y002.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES RIR50Y002.
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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | No Further Action | State |
| March 17, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
| January 13, 2026 | Phone Call/ EMAIL | State |
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.