Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CA0107336
SEA WORLD, SAN DIEGO, San Diego, CA: NPDES CA0107336 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 95Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 19Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SEA WORLD, SAN DIEGO, held by Sea World Parks & Entertainment, Inc., holds NPDES permit CA0107336, which discharges to Mission Bay. EPA’s file records it issued June 8, 2011 and expiring July 27, 2016. 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 | SEA WORLD, SAN DIEGO |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Sea World Parks & Entertainment, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | CA0107336 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 8, 2011 |
| Expiration date | July 27, 2016 |
| Address | San Diego, CA 92109 |
| Receiving water | MISSION BAY |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Smiley Lagoon-Mission Bay (HUC 180703041102) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler CAD981687221 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 107Pollutants on file
- 95Under a numeric limit
- 30With a violation of any kind
- 19With 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; the 60 with the most exceedances of 107 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 150 | 102 | October 31, 2025 | 400% over the limit |
| Coliform, total general | 12 | 100 | 69 | November 30, 2025 | 13,906% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 8 | 51 | 12 | March 31, 2023 | 669% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 8 | 44 | 9 | December 31, 2023 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static 20 Minute Fertilization Chronic Strongylocentrotus purpuratus | 0 | 11 | 8 | September 30, 2025 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 8 | 52 | 4 | March 31, 2022 | 852% over the limit |
| Solids, Total Suspended, Net Value | 4 | 4 | 4 | December 31, 2011 | 10% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 27 | 3 | October 31, 2020 | |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 7 | 3 | June 30, 2011 | 1,209% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Atherinops affinis | 0 | 6 | 3 | December 31, 2024 | |
| Silver total recoverable | 10 | 34 | 2 | April 30, 2021 | 100% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 4 | 18 | 2 | June 30, 2018 | |
| %Effect Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Atherinops affinis | 0 | 5 | 2 | December 31, 2024 | 100% over the limit |
| %Effect Static 20Min Chronic Strongylocentrotus purpuratus | 0 | 5 | 2 | December 31, 2024 | 100% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 12 | 35 | 1 | June 30, 2021 | 2,336% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 16 | 1 | April 30, 2006 | 45,919% over the limit |
| Ammonia, unionized | 0 | 13 | 1 | December 31, 2021 | 84% over the limit |
| %Effect Static 48Hr Chronic Macrocystis pyrifera | 0 | 4 | 1 | December 31, 2024 | 100% over the limit |
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Chronic Macrocystis pyrifera | 0 | 4 | 1 | December 31, 2024 | |
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 4 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 48Hr Chronic Macrocystis pyrifera | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Toxic Units Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Atherinops affinis | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 20Min Chronic Strongyl. purpuratus | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static 48Hr Chronic Haliotis rufescens | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| %Effect Static 20Min Chronic Dendraster excentricus | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 48Hr Chronic Haliotis rufescens | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pass/Fail Static 20 Minute Fertilization Chronic Dendraster excentricus | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Endosulfan, total | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Endrin | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenols, chlorinated | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hexachlorocyclohexane, total | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phenolic compounds, unchlorinated | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent [as Cr] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tributyltin | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dibromochloromethane | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acrolein | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 4 | 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 CA0107336.
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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