Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0040614
FALKENBURG ROAD AWTP, Tampa, FL: NPDES FL0040614 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 14Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FALKENBURG ROAD AWTP, held by Hillsborough County Public Utilities Department, holds NPDES permit FL0040614, which discharges to Tampa Bay Class Iii Marine Wbid 1536e. EPA’s file records it issued July 21, 2020 and expiring July 20, 2025. 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 | FALKENBURG ROAD AWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Hillsborough County Public Utilities Department |
| NPDES ID | FL0040614 |
| 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 | July 21, 2020 |
| Expiration date | July 20, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Tampa, FL 33619 |
| Receiving water | Tampa Bay Class III Marine WBID 1536E |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Palm River (HUC 031002060301) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 23Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 23With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 37 | 29 | October 31, 2025 | 98% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 34 | 23 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Dichlorobromomethane | 0 | 41 | 21 | December 31, 2008 | 29% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 32 | 20 | January 31, 2009 | 17,900% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 50 | 16 | August 31, 2023 | 29% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 10 | 65 | 14 | November 30, 2025 | 43% over the limit |
| % of fecal coliform samples < detectable | 1 | 15 | 6 | November 30, 2025 | 28% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 62 | 4 | July 31, 2022 | 620% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 24 | 4 | September 30, 2018 | |
| Ultraviolet light dosage | 1 | 14 | 4 | December 31, 2024 | 59% over the limit |
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 19 | 3 | April 30, 2010 | 78% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 37 | 2 | January 31, 2013 | 148% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 48 | 1 | July 31, 2014 | 2% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 2 | 1 | October 31, 2004 | 27% over the limit |
| Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA | 3 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light intensity | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ultraviolet light transmittance | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Water level at sample collection time | 0 | 1 | 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
- 163Single-event violations
The newest 50 of 163.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2026 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| July 9, 2026 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| May 18, 2026 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| March 11, 2026 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| December 3, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| November 26, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| November 19, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| September 1, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| August 31, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| June 13, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| April 24, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| April 14, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| March 5, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| February 7, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| February 5, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| February 2, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| January 30, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| January 7, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| December 28, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| December 9, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| November 26, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| October 14, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| October 13, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| October 12, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| October 11, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| October 9, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| September 18, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 25, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 16, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 8, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 5, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| July 8, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| July 6, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| June 8, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| April 7, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| March 17, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| February 27, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| January 7, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| November 28, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| October 25, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| October 6, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| September 10, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| September 4, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 31, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 25, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 18, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 3, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 2, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| July 23, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| July 14, 2023 | 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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