Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FLR05H633
HOWARD FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC, Lake Placid, FL: NPDES FLR05H633 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HOWARD FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC, held by Howard Fertilizer Groveland LLC, holds NPDES permit FLR05H633. EPA’s file records it issued October 18, 2019 and expiring October 17, 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 | HOWARD FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Howard Fertilizer Groveland LLC |
| NPDES ID | FLR05H633 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | October 18, 2019 |
| Expiration date | October 17, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Lake Placid, FL 33852 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | 030901011703 (HUC 030901011703) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES FLR05H633.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2025 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| September 18, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| September 18, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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.