SAPPI NORTH AMERICA, INC.

NPDES permit ME0021521 · Major NON-POTW · administratively continued, expires 2020-12-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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This permit expired on 2020-12-31 and is administratively continued: its last limits keep applying until a new permit is issued, and EPA still expects the reports.

EPA's record, 2025-09-01 to 2026-08-31

3values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
2of 22 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-07-31. Most often over: Temp. difference, summer [deg. F] (1), BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C (1), Solids, total suspended (1).

Reporting

Reports are due about 15 days after each monitoring period ends (read off this permit's own late-day counts in EPA's filings).

Limits in force (56)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitDAILY MX <= 105 deg F Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Temperature, water deg. fahrenheitDAILY MX report only Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG <= 9400 lb/d Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG <= 14850 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX <= 16600 lb/d Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX <= 32670 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec
001pHMINIMUM >= 5 SU all year
001pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30000 lb/d Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 41820 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 50000 lb/d Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 77850 lb/d Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec
001Aluminum, total [as Al]MO AVG report only all year
001Aluminum, total [as Al]MO AVG report only all year
001Aluminum, total [as Al]MO AVG <= 994 lb/d all year
001Aluminum, total [as Al]MO AVG <= 994 lb/d all year
001Halogens, adsorbable organicMO AVG <= 2083 lb/d all year
001Halogens, adsorbable organicDAILY MX <= 3180 lb/d all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG <= 46.5 MGD all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
001ColorQRTR AVG <= 175 lb/ton prod Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
001Analytical ChemistryVALUE report only all year
001Analytical ChemistryVALUE report only all year
001Temp. difference, summer [deg. F]ROLL AVG <= .4 deg F Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Temp. difference, summer [deg. F]DAILY MX <= .5 deg F Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Temp. difference, summer [deg. F]DAILY MX <= .5 deg F Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Temp. difference, summer [deg. F]ROLL AVG <= .4 deg F Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Mercury, total [as Hg]MO AVG <= 28.5 ng/L all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]DAILY MX <= 42.7 ng/L all year
001Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]MO AVG report only all year
001Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD]DAILY MX report only all year
001NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaDAILY MN report only all year
001NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubiaDAILY MN report only all year
001Noel Statre 10Day Chronic Salvel. SalmonidDAILY MN report only all year
001Noel Statre 10Day Chronic Salvel. SalmonidDAILY MN report only all year
001NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubiaDAILY MN report only all year
001NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubiaDAILY MN report only all year
001NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Salvel. SalmonidDAILY MN report only all year
001NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Salvel. SalmonidDAILY MN report only all year
100ChloroformMO AVG <= 13.8 lb/d all year
100ChloroformDAILY MX <= 23.1 lb/d all year
1002,4,6-TrichlorophenolDAILY MX <= 2.5 ug/L all year
1002,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxinDAILY MX <= 10 pg/L all year
1002,3,7,8-TetrachlorodibenzofuranDAILY MX <= 10 pg/L all year
100PentachlorophenolDAILY MX <= 5 ug/L all year
100Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
1003,4,6-TrichloroguaiacolDAILY MX <= 2.5 ug/L all year
1003,4,6-TrichlorocatecholDAILY MX <= 5 ug/L all year
1002,4,5-TrichlorophenolDAILY MX <= 2.5 ug/L all year
1003,4,5-TrichloroguaiacolDAILY MX <= 2.5 ug/L all year
1003,4,5-TrichlorocatecholDAILY MX <= 5 ug/L all year
100TetrachloroguaiacolDAILY MX <= 5 ug/L all year
100TrichlorosyringolDAILY MX <= 2.5 ug/L all year
1004,5,6-TrichloroguaiacolDAILY MX <= 2.5 ug/L all year
1002,3,4,6-TetrachlorophenolDAILY MX <= 2.5 ug/L all year
100TetrachlorocatecholDAILY MX <= 5 ug/L all year

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