Housatonic River Initiative

Draft NPDES Permit for the GE facility

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) have cooperated in the development of a draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the General Electric Company facility in Pittsfield, MA. The permit authorizes discharges to the Housatonic River (East Branch), Unkamet Brook, and Silver Lake. The effluent limits and permit conditions imposed have been drafted to assure that State Water Quality Standards and provisions of the Clean Water Act will be met. EPA has formally requested that the state certify the draft permit pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act and expects that the draft permit will be certified.
www.epa.gov/ne/ge/npdespermit.html

1 0.99 NPDES Permit No. MA0003891 General Electric Company, Pittsfield, Mass.
http://www.epa.gov/NE/npdes/permits/ma0003891.pdf
Summary: This permit consists of 24 pages in Part I including effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, Attachments A (list of outfalls), B (toxicity protocol), C (Best Management Practices requirements), and D (PCB method specification), and 35 pages in Par
2 0.86 EPA NE: NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits List: Massachusetts
http://www.epa.gov/NE/npdes/permits_listing_ma.html
Description: EPA New England's NPDES (water permits) page. Information on EPA and State issued NPDES permits in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont
3 0.84 Crane Permit
http://www.epa.gov/NE/npdes/permits/cranepermit.pdf
Summary: 21, ßß 26- 53),Crane & Company, Inc.is authorized to discharge from a facility located at 30 South Street Dalton, MA 01226 to receiving water namedEast Branch of Housatonic Riverin accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other c
4 0.82 Stockbridge WWTF Final Permit ma0101087
http://www.epa.gov/NE/npdes/permits/ma0101087permit.pdf
Summary: MA0101087 Page 1 of 10 AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of the Federal Clean Water Act as amended, (33 U. S. C. ßß 1251 et seq.; This permit consists of 10 pages in Pa
5 0.82 Lenox-01 Permit
http://www.epa.gov/NE/npdes/permits/lenoxpermit.pdf
Summary: This permit consists of 11 pages in Part I including effluent limitations, monitoring requirements; Attachment A, Outfalls; Attachment B, Freshwater Acute Toxicity Test Procedure & Protocol; Sludge Guidance; and 35 pages in Part II including General Cond
6 0.80 Crane and Company Final Permit ma0000671
http://www.epa.gov/NE/npdes/permits/ma0000671permit.pdf
Summary: MA0000671 Footnotes: 1. Record flow, report maximum and minimum daily rates and total flow for each operating date; report as required by Discharge Monitoring Forms and as required by the regulatory agencies. Any deviations from the routine sampling pro
7 0.80 Willow Mill Final Permit ma0001848
http://www.epa.gov/NE/npdes/permits/ma0001848permit.pdf
Summary: MA0001848Page 3 of 6 Footnotes: 1. Record flow, report maximum and minimum daily rates and total flow for each operating date; report as required by Discharge Monitoring Forms and as required by the regulatory agencies. Any deviations from the routine s
8 0.80 Lee Wastewater Permit
http://www.epa.gov/NE/npdes/permits/leepermit.pdf
Summary: This permit consists of 9 pages in Part I including effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, etc., and 35 pages in Part II including General Conditions and Definitions, Sludge Guidance and Attachment A, Freshwater Chronic Toxicity Test Protocol and
9 0.77 MW Custom Paper Final Permit ma0001716
http://www.epa.gov/NE/npdes/permits/ma0001716permit.pdf
Summary: The monthly average limit for TSS shown in PART 1. A. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS is based on a production rate of 40 tons/ day. Higher monthly average TSS limits for production rates up to 45 tons/ day and 50 tons/ day are 225 and

GE/Housatonic River Site in New England

• GE/Housatonic River Site E.P.A. homepage
• local E.P.A. Meetings and Events
• EPA Housatonic MA Watershed page

real-time stream discharge data

Obtain real-time stream discharge data (updated every 4 hrs.) for the Housatonic River (links open new browser window):

• Pittsfield at Coltsville
• 2 mi. north of Gt. Barrington

Outdoor Recreation Map

This statewide map (map is in a pdf file) shows you all the Wildlife Management Areas, State Parks, State Boat Launches and Wildlife Viewing Sites. Hard copies of the map are available for free at MassWildlife offices, State Parks and at the Public Access Board office.