Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VT0000809
TRANSCANADA HYDRO NORTHEAST - HARRIMAN RESERVOIR, Whitingham, VT: NPDES VT0000809 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TRANSCANADA HYDRO NORTHEAST - HARRIMAN RESERVOIR, held by TransCanada Hydro Northeast, Inc, holds NPDES permit VT0000809. EPA’s file records it issued April 4, 2011 and expiring June 30, 2016. 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 | TRANSCANADA HYDRO NORTHEAST - HARRIMAN RESERVOIR |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TransCanada Hydro Northeast, Inc |
| NPDES ID | VT0000809 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 4, 2011 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | Vermont DEC |
| Address | Whitingham, VT 05361 |
| Subwatershed | Sherman Dam-Deerfield River (HUC 010802030105) |
| NAICS | 221111 – Hydroelectric Power Generation |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler VTR000515288 |
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
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 10 | 4 | December 31, 2012 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 4 | 1 | December 31, 2020 | 592% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 3 | 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 VT0000809.
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.