Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES RIR50Q054
PROVPORT, INC., Providence, RI: NPDES RIR50Q054 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PROVPORT, INC., held by Waterson Terminal Services, LLC, holds NPDES permit RIR50Q054, which discharges to Seekonk River-Providence River. EPA’s file records it issued August 5, 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 | PROVPORT, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Waterson Terminal Services, LLC |
| NPDES ID | RIR50Q054 |
| 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 5, 2019 |
| Expiration date | May 2, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | RIDEM |
| Address | Providence, RI 02905 |
| Receiving water | SEEKONK RIVER-PROVIDENCE RIVER |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Seekonk River-Providence River (HUC 010900040901) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 19Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 14 | 30 | 6 | December 31, 2018 | 5,420% over the limit |
| pH | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 14 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 14 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 14 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 14 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 14 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1016 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1221 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1232 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1242 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1248 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1254 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1260 | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 12 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Fecal coliform | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 12 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2025 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | ST6 |
| August 5, 2025 | Failure to properly operate or maintain industrial stormwater controls | ST6 |
| January 26, 2023 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | ST6 |
| January 26, 2023 | Failure to properly operate or maintain industrial stormwater controls | 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.