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Discharge permits in New York

11,145Current permits
220Major dischargers
2,943Individual permits

A major discharger is one EPA rates as significant on volume, toxicity or the water it reaches; the rest are minors. An individual permit is written for one operation, while general permit coverage applies a statewide permit to a site that qualifies for it.

This page gathers New York’s current permits three ways below — by the program they are issued under, by the city of the discharge, and by watershed. It names 7 programs, 889 cities and 1,079 watersheds. Each list says which set it covers.

Every permit’s record

Each of the 11,145 current permits in New York has a record page: the permittee, the receiving water, the status and dates, and its effluent limits and exceedances. Each city below lists its own; or every permit in New York, A to Z.

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By what is permitted in New York

By city

The 400 cities with the most permits. All 889 cities in New York with 3 or more permits are listed at every city in New York.

Watersheds inside New York 1,079

Every watershed with three or more permits in New York, most permits first.

All 1,079 watersheds in New York with 3 or more permits are named on one page at every watershed in New York.

Other states

Every state carrying three or more current permits, in alphabetical order.

Permits

Major dischargers first. Not every permit in New York is listed here.

Permit holder	NPDES ID	City	Program	Discharger	Receiving water
59TH STREET STEAM STATION	NY0005134	MANHATTAN (SUBDIVISION)		Major	HUDSON R
74TH STREET STEAM STATION	NY0005177	NEW YORK COUNTY		Major	EAST R
AES WESTOVER	NY0003875	JOHNSON CITY		Major	LITTLE CHOCONUT CK
ALBANY COUNTY WATER PURIFICATION DISTRICT - NORTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT	NY0026875	MENANDS	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	HUDSON R
ALBANY COUNTY WATER PURIFICATION DISTRICT - SOUTH WWTP	NY0026867	ALBANY COUNTY	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	HUDSON R
ALCOA - EAST	NY0000132	MASSENA		Major	ST LAWRENCE R
ALFRED (V) WWTP	NY0022357	ALFRED	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	CANACADEA CK
ALKEGEN - FULTON PLANT	NY0003344	FULTON		Major	OSWEGO R
AMPHENOL CORP-AEROSPACE OPERATIONS	NY0003824	SIDNEY		Major	SUSQUEHANNA R
ANCRAM MILL	NY0006157	ANCRAM		Major	ROELIFF JANSEN KILL
APC PAPER OF NY	NY0003042	NORFOLK		Major	RAQUETTE R
ARKEMA CHEMICALS INC	NY0068225	PIFFARD		Major	GENESEE R
ARLINGTON WWTP	NY0026271	POUGHKEEPSIE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	HUDSON R
ARTHUR KILL GENERATING STATION	NY0005100	STATEN ISLAND (SUBDIVISION)		Major	ARTHUR KILL
ASTORIA GENERATING STATION	NY0005118	ASTORIA		Major	EAST R
ATLANTIC BEACH WWTP	NY0023523	ATLANTIC BEACH	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	REYNOLDS CHANNEL
AUBURN (C) STP	NY0021903	AUBURN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	OWASCO OUTLET
AVNET INC (FORMER IMPERIAL SCHRADE)	NY0008087	ELLENVILLE		Major	SANDBURG CK
AVON (V) WWTP	NY0024449	AVON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	GENESEE R
BALMAT MINES AND MILL	NY0001791	GOUVERNEUR		Major	OSWEGATCHIE R TR
BATAVIA (C) STP	NY0026514	BATAVIA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	TONAWANDA CK
BELGRAVE WPCP	NY0026841	GREAT NECK	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	LITTLE NECK BAY
BERGEN POINT WWTP	NY0104809	WEST BABYLON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	ATLANTIC OCEAN
BETHLEHEM ENERGY CENTER	NY0005959	GLENMONT		Major	HUDSON R
BINGHAMTON-JOHNSON CITY JNT STP	NY0024414	VESTAL	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	SUSQUEHANNA R
BIRD ISLAND WWTF	NY0028410	BUFFALO	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	NIAGARA R
BLIND BROOK SD WWTP	NY0026719	RYE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	LONG ISLAND SOUND
BOWLINE GENERATING STATION, LLC	NY0008010	WEST HAVERSTRAW		Major	HUDSON R
BREWERTON WPCP	NY0027596	BREWERTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	ONEIDA R
CAESARS LANE WWTF	NY0022446	NEW WINDSOR	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	MOODNA CK
CANAJOHARIE (V) WWTP	NY0023485	CANAJOHARIE	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	MOHAWK R
CANANDAIGUA (C) WRRF	NY0025968	CANANDAIGUA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	FEEDER CANAL
CANASTOTA (V) WPCP	NY0029807	CANASTOTA	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	COWASELON CK
CANTON (V) WWTP	NY0236586	CANTON	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	GRASS R
CATHARINE VALLEY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY	NY0271942	WATKINS GLEN	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	CHEMUNG CANAL
CATSKILL (V) WWTP	NY0020389	CATSKILL	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	HUDSON R
CAYUGA OPERATING COMPANY, LLC	NY0001333	LANSING		Major	CAYUGA L
CEDAR CREEK WPCP	NY0026859	WANTAGH	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	ATLANTIC OCEAN
CEDAR HILL WPCP	NY0025739	SELKIRK	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	HUDSON R
CEDARHURST (V) WPCP	NY0022462	CEDARHURST	Publicly owned treatment works	Major	MOTT CK

What this page shows

This page covers Clean Water Act discharge permits for NY. It lists 11,145 permits on this page, including 220 majors and 2,943 individuals.