Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES RIR5AA011
GSM METALS, INC., Cranston, RI: NPDES RIR5AA011 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GSM METALS, INC., held by TIFFANY & COMPANY, holds NPDES permit RIR5AA011, which discharges to Pawtuxet River. EPA’s file records it issued November 18, 2013 and expiring August 14, 2018. 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 | GSM METALS, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | TIFFANY & COMPANY |
| NPDES ID | RIR5AA011 |
| 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 | November 18, 2013 |
| Expiration date | August 14, 2018 |
| Address | Cranston, RI 02920 |
| Receiving water | Pawtuxet River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Pawtuxet River (HUC 010900040609) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 4With 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] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total [as Al] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES RIR5AA011.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| December 9, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| December 9, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | 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.