Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CTP002182
GLOBAL STEERING SYSTEMS, LLC, Watertown, CT: NPDES CTP002182 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GLOBAL STEERING SYSTEMS, LLC holds NPDES permit CTP002182, which discharges to Naugatuck River. EPA’s file records it issued September 10, 2012 and expiring September 30, 2017. 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 filed | GLOBAL STEERING SYSTEMS, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GLOBAL STEERING SYSTEMS, LLC |
| NPDES ID | CTP002182 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual industrial user permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 10, 2012 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | CT DEP |
| Address | Watertown, CT 06795 |
| Receiving water | NAUGATUCK RIVER |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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] | 4 | 26 | 24 | December 31, 2021 | 906% over the limit |
| pH, maximum | 1 | 13 | 13 | June 30, 2024 | |
| pH, minimum | 1 | 10 | 10 | May 31, 2024 | |
| Flow, maximum during 24 hr period | 2 | 9 | 8 | December 31, 2025 | 42% over the limit |
| Flow | 2 | 6 | 5 | December 31, 2014 | 29% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 3 | 1 | June 30, 2003 | 167% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 2 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2014 | 0% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil petroleum, total recoverable | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ethanolamine | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Organics, total toxic [TTO] | 1 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2026 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| April 16, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| April 21, 2025 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| May 17, 2024 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| May 17, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Improper/ Incorrect Reporting | ST6 |
| May 17, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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 September 15, 2026.