Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FLA136565
FAF FARMS USA, INC, Sebring, FL: NPDES FLA136565 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FAF FARMS USA, INC, held by Bishop Brothers Dairy, Inc., holds NPDES permit FLA136565, which discharges to Arbuckle Branch. EPA’s file records it issued May 20, 2016 and expiring May 19, 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 | FAF FARMS USA, INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Bishop Brothers Dairy, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | FLA136565 |
| 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 |
| Program | Concentrated animal feeding operations |
| Issued | May 20, 2016 |
| Expiration date | May 19, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Sebring, FL 33870 |
| Receiving water | ARBUCKLE BRANCH |
| Subwatershed | Arbuckle Branch (HUC 030901011803) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 12With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 2 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES FLA136565.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | ST6 |
| September 12, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | ST6 |
| September 12, 2019 | WW CAFO - Failure to Maintain Records or Meet Record Keeping Requirements | 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.