Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MA0100994
GARDNER W W T F, East Templeton, MA: NPDES MA0100994 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 19Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GARDNER W W T F, held by GARDNER W P C F, holds NPDES permit MA0100994, which discharges to Otter River. EPA’s file records it issued September 30, 2009 and expiring November 30, 2014. 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 | GARDNER W W T F |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | GARDNER W P C F |
| NPDES ID | MA0100994 |
| 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 | September 30, 2009 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2014 |
| Address | East Templeton, MA 01468 |
| Receiving water | OTTER RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Otter River (HUC 010802020201) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 24With a violation of any kind
- 19With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 5 | 85 | 67 | February 28, 2015 | 3,153% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 14 | 119 | 55 | October 31, 2021 | 1,007% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 10 | 74 | 35 | March 31, 2022 | 323% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 32 | 16 | February 28, 2010 | |
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 18 | 14 | January 31, 2021 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 1 | 17 | 14 | July 31, 2021 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 14 | 77 | 13 | April 30, 2017 | 522% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 20 | 12 | April 30, 2007 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 16 | 9 | April 30, 2010 | 333% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 20 | 5 | April 30, 2004 | 52% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 2 | 10 | 5 | April 30, 2006 | 460% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 9 | 5 | July 31, 2002 | 18% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 12 | 4 | April 30, 2004 | 220% over the limit |
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 1 | 7 | 3 | January 31, 2015 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 10 | 2 | March 31, 2010 | 93% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 10 | 2 | March 31, 2010 | 93% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 6 | 2 | August 31, 2003 | 200% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 1 | January 31, 2015 | 14% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 2 | 1 | 1 | July 31, 2018 | 59% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 12 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MA0100994.
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.