Pawlet wastewater plant misses required report

October 22, 2026

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Pawlet wastewater treatment plant is in Significant Non-Compliance with its Clean Water Act permit because it failed to submit its required discharge monitoring report.¹ The facility must file this quarterly report to demonstrate compliance; the missing report prevents EPA from verifying whether discharge limits are being met.¹

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