Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NY0026182
NYCDEP - CONEY ISLAND WRRF, Brooklyn, NY: NPDES NY0026182 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 37Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NYCDEP - CONEY ISLAND WRRF, held by NYC DEPT OF ENVIR PROTECTION, holds NPDES permit NY0026182, which discharges to Rockaway Inlet. EPA’s file records it issued October 16, 2015 and expiring October 31, 2020. 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 | NYCDEP - CONEY ISLAND WRRF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NYC DEPT OF ENVIR PROTECTION |
| NPDES ID | NY0026182 |
| 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 | October 16, 2015 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | NYSDEC |
| Address | Brooklyn, NY 11235 |
| Receiving water | ROCKAWAY INLET |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Island Channel-Jamaica Bay (HUC 020302020103) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 37Under a numeric limit
- 19With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 18 | 46 | 46 | March 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 30 | 24 | July 31, 2025 | 442% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 16 | 52 | 21 | January 31, 2016 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 14 | 14 | March 31, 2022 | 293% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 2 | 7 | 7 | February 29, 2016 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Carbonaceous oxygen demand, % removal | 2 | 9 | 6 | January 31, 2016 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 2 | 14 | 2 | May 31, 2014 | 44% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 2 | 2 | August 31, 2025 | 106% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 2 | 2 | October 31, 2006 | |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho, dissolved [as P] | 8 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroethylene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 48Hr Acute Mysidopsis Bahia | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU 48Hr Acute Cyprinodon variegatus | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal Chronic Cyprinodeon variegatus | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2025 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| December 6, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | 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.