Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0000809
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY-H.L. CULBREATH BAYSIDE POWER STATION, Tampa, FL: NPDES FL0000809 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY-H.L. CULBREATH BAYSIDE POWER STATION, held by H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station, holds NPDES permit FL0000809, which discharges to Hillsborough Bay, Class Iii Marine, Wbid 1605d. EPA’s file records it issued August 28, 2013 and expiring August 27, 2018. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY-H.L. CULBREATH BAYSIDE POWER STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | H L Culbreath Bayside Power Station |
| NPDES ID | FL0000809 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 28, 2013 |
| Expiration date | August 27, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Tampa, FL 33619 |
| Receiving water | Hillsborough Bay, Class III Marine, WBID 1605D |
| Subwatershed | Delaney Creek-Archie Creek Frontal (HUC 031002060302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 7With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 40 | 40 | November 30, 2024 | 475% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 8 | 38 | 38 | February 28, 2026 | 1,200% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved percent saturation | 0 | 16 | 16 | July 31, 2025 | 600% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 8 | 7 | 7 | March 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 5 | 5 | November 30, 2024 | 65% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 0 | 5 | 5 | September 30, 2013 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 4 | 4 | February 28, 2013 | 810% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Menidia | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between intake and discharge | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| July 25, 2019 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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