Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0702820
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, Tampa, FL: NPDES FL0702820 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 8Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, held by University of South Florida, holds NPDES permit FL0702820, which discharges to Hillsborough River Class I Wbid 1443h. EPA’s file records it issued July 6, 2016 and expiring October 11, 2021. 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 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | University of South Florida |
| NPDES ID | FL0702820 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | July 6, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 11, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Tampa, FL 33620 |
| Receiving water | Hillsborough River Class I WBID 1443H |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cow House Creek (HUC 031002050502) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 8Under a numeric limit
- 10With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 15 | 13 | October 31, 2014 | 72% over the limit |
| Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 15 | 13 | September 30, 2025 | 69% over the limit |
| Specific conductance | 2 | 6 | 4 | February 28, 2013 | 70% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 7 | 3 | May 31, 2019 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 6 | 2 | October 31, 2023 | 50% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved percent saturation | 2 | 4 | 2 | December 31, 2014 | 66% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 3 | 1 | November 30, 2017 | 200% over the limit |
| Radium 226 + radium 228, total | 0 | 3 | 1 | March 31, 2012 | 12% over the limit |
| Alpha, gross particle activity | 0 | 3 | 1 | March 31, 2012 | 5% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 2 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| June 5, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| September 13, 2021 | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.