Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAG130002
BITZER STATE FISH HATCHERY, Montague, MA: NPDES MAG130002 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BITZER STATE FISH HATCHERY, held by Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, holds NPDES permit MAG130002. EPA’s file records it issued May 6, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. 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 | BITZER STATE FISH HATCHERY |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife |
| NPDES ID | MAG130002 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | May 6, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | EPA Region 1 |
| Address | Montague, MA 01351 |
| Subwatershed | Russellville Brook-Connecticut River (HUC 010802010602) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under 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 | 8 | 8 | October 31, 2023 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 8 | 8 | July 31, 2024 | 782% over the limit |
| Biomass, fish | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fish feed used efficiency | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorophyll A | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fish feed used | 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 MAG130002.
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 September 15, 2026.