Maine wastewater permits expiring in 2028
8 NPDES permits · 0 MGD combined average flow
8 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in Maine hold NPDES permits that expire during 2028, issued by Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The table lists each plant with its permit number, expiry month, average flow, treatment technology and three-year violation count, in order of expiry.
An NPDES permit runs for five years. To keep discharging, a plant must apply for renewal at least 180 days before the expiry date, and the renewed permit usually arrives with tighter effluent limits, new monitoring requirements or a compliance schedule. That is why the year a permit expires is the year a plant starts budgeting for upgrades: nutrient removal, disinfection, capacity or controls.
| Facility | City | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES permit | Expires | Technology | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover-Foxcroft Wastewater Treatment Facility | Dover-Foxcroft | — | ME0100501 | Feb 2028 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 5 |
| Newport Wastewater Treatement Facility | Newport | 0.14 | ME0100447 | Mar 2028 | Aerated lagoons, Carrousels / oxidation ditches | 2 |
| Milo Wastewater Treatment Facility | Milo | 0.08 | ME0100439 | Mar 2028 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 10 |
| Mattawamkeag WWTF | Mattawamkeag | — | ME0102245 | Apr 2028 | Aerated lagoons | 2 |
| Eagle Lake Water & Sewer Dist | Wallagrass | 0.0012 | MEU503374 | Aug 2028 | — | 0 |
| Dexter Utility District | Dexter | — | MEU500830 | Aug 2028 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 3 |
| Rangeley Wastewater Treatment Facility | Rangeley | — | MEU508086 | Sep 2028 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 0 |
| Great Salt Bay Sanitary Dist | Nobleboro | 0.002 | ME0102431 | Dec 2028 | — | 0 |
Maine permit renewals in 2028: questions
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.