MECHANIC FALLS SANITARY DISTRICT

NPDES permit ME0100391 · Major POTW · effective, expires 2031-07-31 · EPA's file as of 2026-09-19

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

4values over a limit
0required values missing, on 0 form(s)
0of 12 forms filed late

Last period with anything received: 2026-08-31. Most often over: Solids, total suspended (3), Solids, suspended percent removal (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 (34)

OutfallParameterStatisticLimitMonths
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX <= 50 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CMO AVG <= 122 lb/d all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CDAILY MX <= 204 lb/d all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. CWKLY AVG <= 184 lb/d all year
001pHMINIMUM >= 6 SU all year
001pHMAXIMUM <= 9 SU all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 30 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 50 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedMO AVG <= 122 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedDAILY MX <= 204 lb/d all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 45 mg/L all year
001Solids, total suspendedWKLY AVG <= 184 lb/d all year
001Solids, settleableDAILY MX <= .3 mL/L all year
001Phosphorus, total [as P]MO AVG report only Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Phosphorus, total [as P]DAILY MX report only Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
001Copper, total [as Cu]MO AVG <= .078 lb/d all year
001Copper, total [as Cu]DAILY MX <= .041 lb/d all year
001Lead, total [as Pb]MO AVG <= .033 lb/d all year
001E. coli, thermotol, MF, MTECMO GEO <= 100 #/100mL Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001E. coli, thermotol, MF, MTECDAILY MX <= 236 #/100mL Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantMO AVG report only all year
001Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantDAILY MX report only all year
001Chlorine, total residualMO AVG <= .1 mg/L all year
001Chlorine, total residualDAILY MX <= .3 mg/L all year
001Analytical ChemistryVALUE report only all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]MO AVG <= 5.6 ng/L all year
001Mercury, total [as Hg]DAILY MX <= 8.5 ng/L all year
001BOD, 5-day, percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % all year
001Solids, suspended percent removalMO AV MN >= 85 % 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
001NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Salvel. SalmonidDAILY MN report only all year

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