Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MAR05J02L
BI-QEM INC., Florence, MA: NPDES MAR05J02L discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 2Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BI-QEM INC., held by Bi-Qem Inc., holds NPDES permit MAR05J02L. EPA’s file records it issued June 3, 2020 and expiring June 3, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | BI-QEM INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Bi-Qem Inc. |
| NPDES ID | MAR05J02L |
| 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 |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | June 3, 2020 |
| Expiration date | June 3, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | U.S. EPA |
| Address | Florence, MA 01062 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Mill River (HUC 010802010606) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 3Pollutants on file
- 2Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 recoverable | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 2 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES MAR05J02L.
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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2022 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | EP6 |
| November 1, 2022 | Failure to properly conduct industrial stormwater inspections | EP6 |
| November 1, 2022 | Failure to comply with monitoring requirements related to industrial stormwater [40 CFR 122.41(j)] | EP6 |
| November 1, 2022 | Failure to develop, maintain, or get approval of an adequate SWPPP (industrial stormwater) | EP6 |
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 14, 2026.