Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PR0026573
PRASA COMERIO-RIO HONDO WTP, Comerio, PR: NPDES PR0026573 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 21Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 17Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PRASA COMERIO-RIO HONDO WTP, held by PRASA - COMERIO-RIO HONDO WARD WTP, holds NPDES permit PR0026573, which discharges to La Plata River. 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 COMERIO-RIO HONDO WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PRASA - COMERIO-RIO HONDO WARD WTP |
| NPDES ID | PR0026573 |
| 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 | April 16, 2014 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2019 |
| Address | Comerio, PR 00782 |
| Receiving water | La Plata River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Rio de la Plata at Represa Comerio Dam (HUC 210100050707) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 34Pollutants on file
- 21Under a numeric limit
- 33With a violation of any kind
- 17With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 52 | 37 | July 31, 2026 | 8,809% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 3 | 50 | 33 | May 31, 2026 | |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 43 | 27 | July 31, 2010 | 1,176% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 2 | 33 | 26 | July 31, 2015 | 6,400% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 36 | 21 | May 31, 2019 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 34 | 17 | February 28, 2026 | 1,921% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 31 | 16 | February 28, 2026 | 258% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 30 | 15 | June 30, 2026 | 80% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 3 | 27 | 12 | October 31, 2024 | 1,440% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 3 | 25 | 10 | May 31, 2019 | 400% over the limit |
| Pentachlorophenol | 1 | 21 | 4 | January 31, 2015 | 81% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 32 | 2 | November 30, 2023 | |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 2 | 17 | 2 | November 30, 2015 | 214% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 11 | 2 | November 30, 2008 | 302% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free-water plus wastewaters | 0 | 15 | 1 | February 28, 2010 | 3,208% over the limit |
| Ammonia nitrogen, total, [as N] 30 day | 0 | 7 | 1 | December 31, 2009 | 100% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 0 | 7 | 1 | December 31, 2009 | 280% over the limit |
| Color [PT-CO units] | 3 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 17 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2-Chlorophenol | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 2 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PR0026573.
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 14, 2026.