Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ME0102121
SOUTH CAPE ELIZABETH WWTF, Cape Elizabeth, ME: NPDES ME0102121 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 14Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SOUTH CAPE ELIZABETH WWTF, held by PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT, holds NPDES permit ME0102121, which discharges to Peabbles Cove. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2012 and expiring December 31, 2016. 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 | SOUTH CAPE ELIZABETH WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PORTLAND WATER DISTRICT |
| NPDES ID | ME0102121 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 1, 2012 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2016 |
| Address | Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 |
| Receiving water | Peabbles Cove |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 15Pollutants on file
- 14Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 2 | 33 | 25 | May 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 95 | 17 | October 31, 2023 | 322% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 26 | 10 | April 30, 2026 | 93% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 98 | 8 | October 31, 2023 | 158% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 4 | 4 | 4 | April 30, 2012 | 300% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 19 | 3 | February 29, 2024 | 47% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 18 | 3 | February 28, 2021 | 1,233% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 34 | 2 | March 31, 2020 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 31 | 2 | June 30, 2017 | 339% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 32 | 0 | ||
| NOAEL Static Renewal 48Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static 1Hr 20min Fert. Chronic Arbacia punctulata | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Priority pollutants scan [yes/no] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Analytical Chemistry | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Priority Pollutants | 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 ME0102121.
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.