Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0021865
CLEARWATER CITY OF EAST AWWTP, Clearwater, FL: NPDES FL0021865 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CLEARWATER CITY OF EAST AWWTP, held by City of Clearwater Public Utilities Department, holds NPDES permit FL0021865, which discharges to Old Tampa Bay Class Ii Marine Wbid 1558h. EPA’s file records it issued April 6, 2017 and expiring June 21, 2022. 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 | CLEARWATER CITY OF EAST AWWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Clearwater Public Utilities Department |
| NPDES ID | FL0021865 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 6, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 21, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Clearwater, FL 33759 |
| Receiving water | Old Tampa Bay Class II Marine WBID 1558H |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 14With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dichlorobromomethane | 2 | 48 | 43 | February 28, 2007 | 55% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 47 | 28 | November 30, 2018 | 273% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 10 | 38 | 26 | June 30, 2026 | 67% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 28 | 25 | February 28, 2025 | 203% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 35 | 15 | March 31, 2025 | 324% over the limit |
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 18 | 15 | May 31, 2012 | 99,999% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 12 | 12 | December 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 13 | 8 | July 31, 2025 | 48,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 5 | 5 | July 31, 2025 | 564% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 0 | 10 | 4 | June 30, 2015 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 0 | 6 | 3 | October 31, 2008 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 3 | 3 | March 31, 2013 | 20% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal MF, MFC broth, 44.5 C | 0 | 8 | 2 | April 30, 2005 | 1,216% over the limit |
| % of fecal coliform samples < detectable | 1 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2024 | 13% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 1 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES FL0021865.
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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.