Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CT0090182
NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE, Milford, CT: NPDES CT0090182 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 15Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE holds NPDES permit CT0090182, which discharges to Wepawaug River. EPA’s file records it issued July 30, 2010 and expiring July 31, 2015. 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 | NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE |
| NPDES ID | CT0090182 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Issued | July 30, 2010 |
| Expiration date | July 31, 2015 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Milford, CT 06460 |
| Receiving water | WEPAWAUG RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Milford Harbor-Frontal Long Island Sound (HUC 011000040303) |
| SIC | 8731 – Commercial Physical Research |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler CT2131430165 |
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
- 15Pollutants on file
- 15Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 5With 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 | 4 | 18 | 15 | October 31, 2013 | 77% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 15 | 15 | October 31, 2013 | 120% over the limit |
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 4 | 13 | 7 | October 31, 2013 | 47% over the limit |
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 4 | 3 | 1 | October 31, 2004 | 940% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2008 | 45% over the limit |
| Oil petroleum, total recoverable | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 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
- 17Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| April 30, 2026 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| February 26, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| February 26, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Toxicity Requirements | ST6 |
| February 26, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample | ST6 |
| February 26, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | ST6 |
| September 14, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 4, 2019 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | Evaluation | S |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2026 | Notice of Violation | 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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NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE, Milford, Connecticut: Individual permit CT0090182; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 30, 2010, term to July 31, 2015, by CT DEP; discharges to WEPAWAUG RIVER.
8 of the 15 pollutants listed for NPDES CT0090182 have no violation or effluent exceedance.
- Flow: 4 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2013, largest 77% over the limit.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 15 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2013, largest 120% over the limit.
- Flow, maximum during 24 hr period: 4 limits, 13 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2013, largest 47% over the limit.
- Surfactants [MBAS]: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2004, largest 940% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2008, largest 45% over the limit.
- Oil petroleum, total recoverable: 4 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 4 limits.
- pH: 4 limits.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 2 limits.
- Lead, total [as Pb]: 2 limits.
- Nickel, total [as Ni]: 2 limits.
- Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits.
- Solids, total dissolved: 2 limits.
- June 2, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
- April 30, 2026: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
- April 30, 2026: Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device (ST6).
- April 30, 2026: Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify (ST6).
- April 30, 2026: Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) (ST6).
- April 30, 2026: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
- April 30, 2026: Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records (ST6).
- April 30, 2026: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
- April 30, 2026: Evaluation (S).
- February 26, 2024: Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Non-Toxicity Requirements (ST6).
- February 26, 2024: Monitoring Violations - Failure to Monitor for Toxicity Requirements (ST6).
- February 26, 2024: Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample (ST6).
- February 26, 2024: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
- September 14, 2022: Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation (ST6).
- September 14, 2022: Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device (ST6).
- September 14, 2022: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
- September 14, 2022: Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit (ST6).
- September 14, 2022: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
- August 4, 2019: Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting (ST6).
NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE among its neighbors
11 discharge permits are in the Milford Harbor-Frontal Long Island Sound subwatershed (HUC 011000040303); CT0090182 is one. Its county: 202, 21 major; CT0090182 is minor permit.
Other permits in the Milford Harbor-Frontal Long Island Sound subwatershed (HUC 011000040303)
- AIR COTROL SQUADRON, Orange: CTR100088, minor, term to 2007-10-01
- CONNECTICUT POST MALL, Milford: CTR100095, minor, term to 2007-10-01
- ENGLISH STATION REMEDIATION PROJECT, New Haven: CTRSW0011, minor, term to 2025-03-01
- LINDY STREET, Orange: CTR100013, minor, term to 2007-10-01
- ORANGE FLIGHT SQUADRON, Orange: CTR100045, minor, term to 2007-10-01
- ORANGE NATIONAL GUARD, Orange: CTR100052, minor, term to 2007-10-01
- OXFORD GREENS, Orange: CTR100063, minor, term to 2007-10-01
- RACEBROOK GREEN, Orange: CTR100023, minor, term to 2007-10-01
- SCHICK MANUFACTURING, INC., Milford: CTGSI0857, minor, term to 2021-09-30
- SCHICK MANUFACTURING, INC., Milford: CTR050151, minor, term to 2030-09-30
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.
What this page shows
This public-records page covers NPDES permit CT0090182 held by NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE in Milford, CT, which discharges to the Wepawaug River and is listed as administratively continued. The page lists 15 pollutants under a numeric limit and 5 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.