Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAG580031
SHORECLIFF MAINTENANCE TRUST, Gloucester, MA: NPDES MAG580031 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 24Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SHORECLIFF MAINTENANCE TRUST, held by SHORE CLIFF -DEACONESS RETIREMENT HOME, holds NPDES permit MAG580031, which discharges to Massachusetts Bay. EPA’s file records it issued September 28, 2021 and expiring November 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 | SHORECLIFF MAINTENANCE TRUST |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SHORE CLIFF -DEACONESS RETIREMENT HOME |
| NPDES ID | MAG580031 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 28, 2021 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2026 |
| Address | Gloucester, MA 01930 |
| Receiving water | MASSACHUSETTS BAY |
| Subwatershed | Essex Bay-Frontal Atlantic Ocean (HUC 010900010301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 24Pollutants on file
- 24Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2025 | 138% over the limit |
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Menidia | 1 | 1 | 1 | September 30, 2025 | 50% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Salinity | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon, tot organic [TOC] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static 48Hr Acute Menidia | 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 MAG580031.
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.