Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0027260
FERNANDINA BEACH WWTF, Fernandina Beach, FL: NPDES FL0027260 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FERNANDINA BEACH WWTF, held by City of Fernandina Beach, holds NPDES permit FL0027260, which discharges to Amelia R Class Iii Marine Wbid 2124. EPA’s file records it issued November 7, 2019 and expiring December 16, 2024. 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 | FERNANDINA BEACH WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Fernandina Beach |
| NPDES ID | FL0027260 |
| 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 | November 7, 2019 |
| Expiration date | December 16, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 |
| Receiving water | Amelia R Class III Marine WBID 2124 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 27Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA | 2 | 32 | 32 | July 31, 2026 | 2,111% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 7 | 15 | 15 | April 30, 2025 | 113% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 3 | 42 | 3 | May 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 3 | 42 | 3 | May 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 3 | 3 | August 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 3 | 2 | December 31, 2006 | 40% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2019 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Menidia | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tide stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorophyll A | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 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 FL0027260.
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.