Actions Open for Public Comment at EPA New England

This page provides a summary of issues that EPA's New England regional office is seeking public input and comment on. The individual links will provide detailed information on each issue for which EPA is seeking comment, as well as information on when the comment period ends and how you can submit comments.

• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
• Water Quality Standards
• Enforcement - Clean Water Act
• Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA) - PCBs
• Clean Air Act Permits
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

• Western Lime Kiln Quarry, Colchester, VT
  Comment Period: 09/10/2021 - 10/11/2021
• Rockland Wastewater Treatment Plant, Rockland, MA
  Comment Period: 08/25/2021 - 09/23/2021
• Ashland Wastewater Treatment Facility, Ashland, NH
  Comment Period: 08/24/2021 - 09/22/2021
• Allenstown Wastewater Treatment Facility, Allenstown, NH
  Comment Period: 08/23/2021 - 09/21/2021
• Cooke Aquaculture USA INC. GP - Net Pen Aquaculture, State of Maine (Draft General Permit  Modification - MEG130000)
  Comment Period: 08/17/2021 - 09/17/2021
• Seaman Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc., Templeton, MA
  Comment Period: 08/13/2021 - 09/13/2021
• Town of Fairfield WPCF, Fairfield, CT
  Comment Period: 08/11/2021 - 09/11/2021
• Cooke Aquaculture USA Inc. Gardner Lake Fish Hatchery, East Machias, ME
  Comment Period: 08/03/2021 - 09/02/2021
• Bay Bridge Estates Mobile Home Park, Brunswick, ME
  Comment Period: 07/30/2021 - 08/30/2021
• Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife - Phillips Fish Hatchery, Phillips, ME
  Comment Period: 07/26/2021 - 08/25/2021
• Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc, Bennington, NH
  Comment Period: 07/22/2021 - 08/20/2021
• Danforth Wastewater Treatment Facility, Danforth, ME
  Comment Period: 07/16/2021 - 08/16/2021
• Town of Castine, Castine, ME
  Comment Period: 07/14/2021 - 08/13/2021
• Brandon WWTF, Brandon, VT
  Public Notice Extension & Notice of September 2, 2021 Public Meeting (pdf)
  Comment Period: 07/07/2021 - 08/06/2021 (Extended to 09/10/2021)
• Acadia Aqua Farms LLC, Trenton, ME
  Comment Period: 07/06/2021 - 08/05/2021
• Webster Wastewater Treatment Facility Co-Permittees Town of Webster Sewer Department, Webster, MA and Town of Dudley Sewer Department Dudley, MA
  Comment Period: 06/30/2021 - 07/29/2021
• Chicopee Water Pollution Control Facility and 15 CSOs, Chicopee, MA
  Public Notice Extension (pdf)
  Comment Period: 06/28/2021 - 07/27/2021 (Extended to 08/26/2021)
• Premium Outlet Partners, L.P., Clinton, CT
  Comment Period: 06/25/2021 - 07/25/2021
• Erving POTW #1, Erving, MA
  Public Notice Extension (pdf)
  Comment Period: 06/23/2021 - 07/22/2021 (Extended to 08/05/2021)
• Erving POTW #2 - Erving Center Wastewater Treatment Plant, Erving, MA
  Public Notice Extension (pdf)
  Comment Period: 06/23/2021 - 07/22/2021 (Extended to 08/05/2021)
• Little Bay Seafood, Newington, NH Draft
  Public Notice Extension (pdf)
  Comment Period: 06/04/2021 - 07/06/2021 (Extended to 07/21/2021)
• Winchendon Water Pollution Control Facility, Winchendon, MA
  Comment Period: 06/04/2021 - 07/06/2021
• Ryegate Power Station, East Ryegate, VT
  Comment Period: 05/27/2021 - 06/28/2021
• Pittsford Wastewater Treatment Facility, Pittsford, VT
  Public Notice Extension (pdf)
  2nd Public Notice Extension & Notice of September 2, 2021 Public Meeting (pdf)
  Comment Period: 05/27/2021 - 06/28/2021 (Extended to 09/10/2021)
• Rutland WWTF, Rutland, VT
  Public Notice Extension (pdf)
  2nd Public Notice Extension & Notice of September 2, 2021 Public Meeting (pdf)
  Comment Period: 05/25/2021 - 06/25/2021 (Extended to 09/10/2021)
• Waterville Valley Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility, Waterville Valley, NH
  Comment Period: 05/25/2021 - 06/23/2021
• Phase III CSO Program - Pawtucket Tunnel Construction Dewatering Site, Pawtucket, RI
  Comment Period: 05/24/2021 - 07/01/2021
• Wallingford Fire District #1 Wastewater Treatment Facility, Wallingford, VT
  Public Notice Extension (pdf)
  2nd Public Notice Extension & Notice of September 2, 2021 Public Meeting (pdf)
  Comment Period: 05/24/2021 - 06/24/2021 (Extended to 09/10/2021)
• Town of Ridgefield WPCF, Ridgefield, CT
  Comment Period: 05/13/2021 - 06/13/2021
• Soundview Vermont Holdings, LLC, Putney, VT
  Notice of Virtual Public Meeting (pdf)
  Revised Notice of Virtual Public Meeting (pdf)
  Revised Fact Sheet for Dates and Virtual Meeting Date Changed (pdf)
  Comment Period: 05/12/2021 - 06/14/2021 (Extended to 07/14/2021)
• P.J. Keating Cranston Facility, Cranston, RI
  Comment Period: 05/11/2021 - 06/18/2021
• Westerly WWTF, Westerly, RI
  Comment Period: 05/07/2021 - 06/11/2021
• City of Danbury WPCF, Danbury, CT
  Comment Period: 05/06/2021 - 06/06/2021
• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
  Comment Period: 05/06/2021 - 06/05/2021
• Kingfish Maine Land Based Aquaculture, Jonesport, ME
  Comment Period: 05/05/2021 - 06/07/2021
• Hilltop Inn Suites LLC, North Stonington, CT
  Comment Period: 05/03/2021 - 06/03/2021
• Massachusetts Port Authority Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA
  Comment Period: 04/12/2021 - 06/11/2021

Archive of NPDES public notices: CT | ME | MA | NH | RI | VT

NPDES Water Permit Program in New England Web Site »

Water Quality Standards

The USACE and EPA are holding joint outreach events to inform the general public, applicants, sponsors, consultants, and industry of changes in regulations/policy related to Department of the Army Permits. You can view this special public notice at: https://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Portals/74/docs/regulatory/PublicNotices/2020/Regulatory-Outreach-USACE-PN.pdf(2 pp, 207 K, About PDF). The special public notice provides more details on registering for these virtual outreach events.

For more information, please contact Greg Penta at gregory.r.penta@usace.army.mil or (978) 318-8862.

Enforcement - Clean Water Act

• In the Matter of:  Save That Stuff, Inc.
  Save That Stuff, Inc.
  190-200 Terminal Street
  Charlestown, MA, 02129
  Comment period: 07/20/2021 - 08/19/2021

• In the Matter of: Patriot Marine LLC, New Haven, CT and Coastline Consulting and Development LLC, Branford, CT
  Patriot Marine LLC
  2 Poplar Street
  New Haven, CT 06513

  Coastline Consulting and Development LLC
  57B E Industrial Rd
  Branford​, CT, 06405
  Comment period: 07/02/2021 - 08/02/2021

• In the Matter of: 383 Park Street, LLC
  Shay Lane Subdivision
  383 Park Street
  North Reading, MA 01864
  Comment period: 4/30/2021 – 5/31/2021
• In the Matter of:  Otis Land Management, LLC
  4 Sturbridge Road
  Charlton, MA 01507
  Comment period: 4/27/2021 – 5/26/2021
• In the Matter of: Harbor Classic Homes LLC
  Elm Street Construction
  Elm Street
  Lunenburg, MA
  Comment period: 4/21/2021 – 5/21/2021
• In the Matter of: Mujeeb Construction Company, Inc.
  Carpenter Estates
  Hannah Drive
  Northbridge, MA
  Comment period: 4/21/2021 – 5/20/2021
• In the Matter of: Emhart Teknologies LLC
  4 Shelter Rock Lane
  Danbury, CT 06810
  Comment Period: 4/16/2021 - 5/17/2021
• In the Matter of: Patriot Stevedoring & Logistics, LLC
  1 Brayton Point Road
  Somerset, MA 02725
  Comment Period: 03/12/2021 - 04/12/2021
• In the Matter of: Dat Tieu Enterprise LLC
  Woodland Park Development
  Heritage Court
  Brockton, MA
  Comment Period: 01/13/2021 - 02/12/2021
• In the Matter of: LKQ Northeast, Inc.
  LKQ Northeast, Inc.
  4 Old Douglas Road
  Webster, MA
  
  LKQ Northeast, Inc.
  1525 Central Street
  Leominster, MA
  
  LKQ Northeast, Inc.
  58 Sam West Road
  Southwick, MA
  
  Comment Period: 12/29/2020 - 01/28/2021
• In the Matter of: Egan Development, LLC
  Heritage Park
  Hogg Memorial Drive
  Whitman, MA 02382
  Comment Period: 12/23/2020 - 01/22/2021
• In the Matter of: Royal Haven Builders, Inc.
  Mayflower Landing
  Mayflower Lane
  Pelham, NH
  Comment Period: 12/23/2020 - 01/22/2021
• In the Matter of: Anthony Troiano & Sons, Inc.
  Anthony Troiano & Sons, Inc.
  188 Moody Road
  Enfield, CT
  Comment Period: 12/22/2020 - 01/21/2021
• In the Matter of: Scituate Concrete Products Corporation
  Comment Period: 03/23/2020 - 04/22/2020
• In the Matter of: Barden's Boat Yard, Inc.
  Comment Period: 03/23/2020 - 04/22/2020
• In the Matter of: Palooza Beach, LLC
  Comment Period: 03/23/2020 - 04/22/2020
• In the Matter of: Wall Street Development Corp.
  Comment Period: 10/11/2019 - 11/11/2019
• In the Matter of: Comfort Homes, Inc.
  Comment Period: 08/20/2019 - 09/19/2019
• In the Matter of: Martelli Construction Co., Inc.
  Comment Period: 08/20/2019 - 09/19/2019
• In the Matter of: A.D. Makepeace Company
  Comment Period: 08/06/2019 - 09/05/2019
• In the Matter of: GBC Metals, LLC, d/b/a Somers Thin Strip Brass Group
  Comment Period: 05/23/2019 - 06/21/2019
• In the Matter of: Russo Bros., Inc.
  Comment Period: 04/29/2019 - 05/28/2019
• In the Matter of: Fafard Real Estate and Development, Corp., et al.
  Comment Period: 04/22/2019 - 05/21/2019
• In the Matter of: Ryan Marine Services, Inc.
  Comment Period: 04/08/2019 – 05/07/2019
• In the Matter of: Old Dutch Mustard Co., Inc., d/b/a Pilgrim Foods
  Comment Period: 02/15/2019 - 03/18/2019
• In the Matter of: The Middlesex School
  Comment Period: 12/26/2018 - 01/24/2019
• In the Matter of: Marblehead Trading Company
  Comment Period: 12/26/2018 - 01/24/2019
• In the Matter of: Martha's Vineyard Shipyard, Inc.
  Comment Period: 11/05/2018 - 12/04/2018
• In the Matter of: Alan M. Belanger
  Comment Period: 10/30/2018 - 11/28/2018
• In the Matter of: J & F Marinella Development Corporation
  Comment Period: 10/01/2018 - 10/30/2018
• In the Matter of: Lead the Way Development
  Comment Period: 10/01/2018 - 10/30/2018
• In the Matter of: Prime Marina Vineyard Haven
  Comment Period: 07/30/2018 - 08/28/2018
• In the Matter of: J.G. MacLellan Concrete Co., Inc.
  Comment Period: 07/20/2018 - 08/20/2018
• In the Matter of: Bath Iron Works
  Comment Period: 05/21/2018 - 06/19/2018
• In the Matter of: Electric Boat Corporation
  Comment Period: 04/04/2018 - 05/03/2018
• In the Matter of: Comfort Homes, Inc.
  Comment Period: 10/12/2017 - 11/13/2017
• In the Matter of: P.J. Keating Company
  Comment Period: 07/14/2017 - 08/14/2017
• In the Matter of: FM Partners, LLC
  Comment Period: 02/06/2017 - 03/07/2017
• In the Matter of: J.F. White Contracting Co. and Massachusetts Department of Transportation
  Comment Period: 11/21/2016 - 12/20/2016
• In the Matter of: Billings Diesel & Marine Services, Inc.
  Comment Period: 09/29/2016 - 10/28/2016
• In the Matter of: Great Bay Marine Inc.
  Comment Period: 08/20/2016 - 09/19/2016
• In the Matter of: Bird, Inc. and Certainteed Corporation
  Comment Period: 08/05/2016 - 09/06/2016
• In the Matter of: Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. and Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
  Comment Period: 08/05/2016 - 09/06/2016
• In the Matter of: Foster Materials, Inc.
  Comment Period: 07/13/2016 - 08/11/2016
• In the Matter of: The Maine Wood Treaters, Inc.
  Comment Period: 05/26/2016 - 06/24/2016
• In the Matter of: Townsend Oil Co., Inc.
  Comment Period: 05/13/2016 - 06/13/2016
• In the Matter of: Winkle Bus Company of West Haven, Inc.
  Comment Period: 03/11/2016 - 04/12/2016
• In the Matter of: Weymouth Salvage Company
  Comment Period: 12/15/2015 - 01/14/2016
• In the Matter of: Advance Coatings Company Inc.
  Comment Period: 12/07/2015 - 01/05/2016
• In the Matter of: B&B Petroleum, Inc.
  Comment Period: 11/09/2015 - 12/08/2015
• In the Matter of: Town of Sunapee, New Hampshire
  Comment Period: 11/05/2015 - 12/04/2015
• In the Matter of: Whipple Construction Company
  Comment Period: 09/14/2015 - 10/13/2015

Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA) - PCBs

• Cyn Environmental Services, Dover, NH
  Comment Period: 11/21/2018 - 12/21/2018
• Clean Earth of Carteret, LLC, Plainville, CT
  Comment Period: 11/13/2018 - 12/13/2018

Clean Air Act Permits

South Fork Wind LLC's - South Fork Windfarm Draft Outer Continental Shelf Air Permit
Public Comment Period: June 24 - August 9, 2021

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Corrective Action

• Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASENLON), Groton, Connecticut
  Comment Period: 7/27/2020 - 9/10/2020
• Mystic Station, Charlestown, MA
  Comment Period: 8/24/2019 -  9/23/2019