Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NY0202215
WHEELABRATOR HUDSON FALLS, LLC, Hudson Falls, NY: NPDES NY0202215 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 6Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WHEELABRATOR HUDSON FALLS, LLC holds NPDES permit NY0202215, which discharges to Hudson R. EPA’s file records it issued July 29, 2011 and expiring December 31, 2016. 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 | WHEELABRATOR HUDSON FALLS, LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | WHEELABRATOR HUDSON FALLS, LLC |
| NPDES ID | NY0202215 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 29, 2011 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | NYSDEC |
| Address | Hudson Falls, NY 12839 |
| Receiving water | HUDSON R |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Glens Falls Feeder Canal-Hudson River (HUC 020200030506) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp. diff. between intake and discharge | 2 | 7 | 3 | May 31, 2011 | 6% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 6 | 3 | May 31, 2022 | 173% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 6 | 3 | March 31, 2026 | 42% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 5 | 1 | June 30, 2014 | 10% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 1 | 4 | 1 | January 31, 2004 | 36% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 4 | 1 | January 31, 2004 | 170% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, free available | 2 | 4 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | ST6 |
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.