Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PR0023761
PRASA SANTA ISABEL WWTP, Santa Isabel, PR: NPDES PR0023761 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 28Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 34Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PRASA SANTA ISABEL WWTP, held by PRASA SANTA ISABEL, holds NPDES permit PR0023761, which discharges to Caribbean Sea. EPA’s file records it issued April 16, 2014 and expiring June 30, 2019. 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 | PRASA SANTA ISABEL WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PRASA SANTA ISABEL |
| NPDES ID | PR0023761 |
| 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 | April 16, 2014 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2019 |
| Address | Santa Isabel, PR 00757 |
| Receiving water | CARIBBEAN SEA |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 51Pollutants on file
- 28Under a numeric limit
- 51With a violation of any kind
- 34With 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 | 7 | 225 | 125 | October 31, 2025 | 1,344% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 90 | 84 | November 30, 2024 | 6,433% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 78 | 72 | May 31, 2024 | 10,061% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 85 | 71 | October 31, 2024 | |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 69 | 68 | November 30, 2013 | 2,300% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 2 | 69 | 63 | May 31, 2024 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 69 | 61 | October 31, 2024 | 83% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 78 | 58 | April 30, 2006 | 68,500% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 108 | 56 | March 31, 2026 | 407% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 67 | 55 | September 30, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, inorganic total | 0 | 57 | 55 | April 30, 2006 | 534% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 95 | 52 | April 30, 2006 | 3,000% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 69 | 50 | April 30, 2016 | 20,977% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 167 | 46 | August 31, 2025 | 1,200% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 2 | 34 | 28 | September 30, 2019 | 784% over the limit |
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 2 | 34 | 25 | January 31, 2014 | 1,712% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 1 | 32 | 22 | September 30, 2019 | 400% over the limit |
| Coliform, total general | 2 | 70 | 20 | January 31, 2014 | 761,720% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 69 | 18 | September 30, 2025 | 533% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 20 | 16 | May 31, 2005 | 110% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 18 | 16 | December 31, 2004 | 288% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free available | 2 | 22 | 13 | July 31, 2020 | 1,760% over the limit |
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 0 | 14 | 11 | June 30, 2002 | 23,400% over the limit |
| Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA | 0 | 14 | 10 | May 31, 2014 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 2 | 13 | 9 | November 30, 2014 | 1,078% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 16 | 8 | August 31, 2018 | 88% over the limit |
| Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated] | 2 | 24 | 6 | November 30, 2023 | 7,900% over the limit |
| Selenium, total [as Se] | 0 | 8 | 6 | June 30, 2005 | 420% over the limit |
| Enterococci - % of upper confidence limit | 1 | 51 | 4 | September 30, 2019 | 33% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 2 | 10 | 3 | November 30, 2013 | 76% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 6 | 2 | July 31, 2004 | 75,900% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 5 | 1 | July 31, 2001 | 4% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 3 | 1 | December 31, 2007 | 1,371% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 1 | 1 | May 31, 2006 | 257% over the limit |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - M. beryllina | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Color [PT-CO units] | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2-Chlorophenol | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, dissolved [as Ni] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 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
- 7Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| March 20, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| March 18, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| March 12, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| March 4, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| March 3, 2026 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| October 12, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
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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