Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0021938
ST AUGUSTINE WWTF NO 1, Saint Augustine, FL: NPDES FL0021938 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 40Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 16Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ST AUGUSTINE WWTF NO 1, held by City of St. Augustine, holds NPDES permit FL0021938, which discharges to Matanzas R Wbid 2363g1 Class Iii Marine. EPA’s file records it issued September 16, 2019 and expiring September 15, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ST AUGUSTINE WWTF NO 1 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of St. Augustine |
| NPDES ID | FL0021938 |
| 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 | September 16, 2019 |
| Expiration date | September 15, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Saint Augustine, FL 32084 |
| Receiving water | Matanzas R WBID 2363G1 Class III Marine |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 43Pollutants on file
- 40Under a numeric limit
- 29With a violation of any kind
- 16With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA | 4 | 37 | 37 | October 31, 2024 | 823% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 27 | 18 | August 31, 2021 | 544% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 14 | 11 | May 31, 2007 | 21,900% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 3 | 6 | 6 | May 31, 2020 | 100% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 7 | 14 | 5 | July 31, 2006 | 39% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 1 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2025 | 3,300% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 3 | October 31, 2017 | 40% over the limit |
| Peracetic Acid | 2 | 2 | 2 | February 28, 2017 | 70% over the limit |
| Phenolic compounds, total | 0 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2005 | 311% over the limit |
| pH | 5 | 7 | 1 | December 31, 2016 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 5 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2004 | 100% over the limit |
| Mercury, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 1 | March 31, 2011 | 1,508% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 2 | 1 | July 31, 2006 | 99,999% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 3 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2020 | 100% over the limit |
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 1 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2024 | 300% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2010 | 27% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 9 | 12 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 9 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 10 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Tide stage | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Herbaceous vegetation, presence | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorophyll A | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved percent saturation | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salinity | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Color [PT-CO units] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, dissolved [as SO4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alpha, gross particle activity | 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 FL0021938.
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 15, 2026.