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Paper Mills, major discharger, Old Town, Maine. NPDES permit ME0002020 expired Oct 31, 2021; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months | Outfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | daily maximum | ≤ 105 deg F | Jun–Sep | 001 |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | daily maximum | ≤ 105 deg F | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | ≤ 667 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | ≤ 4446 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 1334 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | daily maximum | ≤ 8893 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 001 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 1735 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 9528 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 3670 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 19056 lb/d | all year | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (ug/L) | Jun–Sep | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | Jun–Sep | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | monthly average | report only (lb/d) | Jun–Sep | 001 |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | report only (lb/d) | Jun–Sep | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | ≤ 2 MGD | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 001 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 001 |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | monthly average | ≤ 18.5 ng/L | all year | 001 |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | daily maximum | ≤ 27.8 ng/L | all year | 001 |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | daily maximum | ≤ 115 deg F | Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec | 002 |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | daily maximum | ≤ 115 deg F | Jun–Sep | 002 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year | 002 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 002 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 002 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 002 |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 5 SU | all year | 003 |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year | 003 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year | 003 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year | 003 |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 336 lb/d | all year | 003 |
| Solids, total suspended | daily maximum | ≤ 1001 lb/d | all year | 003 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year | 003 |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year | 003 |
| Chlorine, total residual | daily maximum | ≤ .5 mg/L | all year | 003 |
| Temp. diff. between samp. & upstrm deg. F | daily maximum | ≤ .5 deg F | all year | 004 |
| Temp. diff. between samp. & upstrm deg. F | rolling average | ≤ .5 deg F | all year | 004 |
Cited limits by parameter: Maine's rules and the federal ones.
Same industry: the 8 Paper and Allied Products permits in Maine.
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