Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MA0100765
FAIRHAVEN W W T F, Fairhaven, MA: NPDES MA0100765 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FAIRHAVEN W W T F, held by FAIRHAVEN W W T P, holds NPDES permit MA0100765, which discharges to Acushnet River-N.Bedford Inner Hrbr. EPA’s file records it issued March 4, 2003 and expiring May 4, 2005. 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 | FAIRHAVEN W W T F |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FAIRHAVEN W W T P |
| NPDES ID | MA0100765 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 4, 2003 |
| Expiration date | May 4, 2005 |
| Address | Fairhaven, MA 02719 |
| Receiving water | ACUSHNET RIVER-N.BEDFORD INNER HRBR |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 15With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 121 | 115 | August 31, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 59 | 57 | March 31, 2023 | 396% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 3 | 53 | 47 | August 31, 1999 | 331% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 67 | 44 | April 30, 2018 | 740% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 42 | 40 | March 31, 2023 | 187% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 41 | 37 | July 31, 2015 | 15,567% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 0 | 28 | 28 | November 30, 2019 | 1,534,503% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 19 | 15 | October 31, 2010 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 18 | 11 | January 31, 2018 | 304% over the limit |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Menidia | 1 | 9 | 6 | December 31, 2002 | 52% over the limit |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 1996 | 57% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static 7Day Chronic Menidia | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static 1Hr 20min Fert. Chronic Arbacia punctulata | 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 MA0100765.
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.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, MA0100765.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID MA0100765 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Fairhaven
- Every permit record in Fairhaven, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Massachusetts
- Every permit record in Massachusetts, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.