Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES RIR50C001
BRADFORD SOAP WORKS INC, West Warwick, RI: NPDES RIR50C001 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BRADFORD SOAP WORKS INC, held by The Original Bradford Soap Works, Inc., holds NPDES permit RIR50C001, which discharges to South Branch Of Pawtuxet River. EPA’s file records it issued August 1, 2019 and expiring May 2, 2024. 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 | BRADFORD SOAP WORKS INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | The Original Bradford Soap Works, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | RIR50C001 |
| 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 | August 1, 2019 |
| Expiration date | May 2, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | RIDEM |
| Address | West Warwick, RI 02893 |
| Receiving water | SOUTH BRANCH OF Pawtuxet River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | South Branch Pawtuxet River (HUC 010900040603) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 6 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 3 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES RIR50C001.
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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 12, 2025 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | ST6 |
| June 12, 2025 | Failure to comply with recordkeeping requirements - industrial stormwater [40 CFR 122.41(j)] | 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.