Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES CA0109223
CLAUDE 'BUD' LEWIS CARLSBAD DESALINATION PLANT, Carlsbad, CA: NPDES CA0109223 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 94Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CLAUDE 'BUD' LEWIS CARLSBAD DESALINATION PLANT, held by Poseidon Resources (Channelside) LLC, holds NPDES permit CA0109223, which discharges to Pacific Ocean. EPA’s file records it issued June 14, 2006 and expiring October 1, 2011. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CLAUDE 'BUD' LEWIS CARLSBAD DESALINATION PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Poseidon Resources (Channelside) LLC |
| NPDES ID | CA0109223 |
| 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 14, 2006 |
| Expiration date | October 1, 2011 |
| Address | Carlsbad, CA 92008 |
| Receiving water | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 110Pollutants on file
- 94Under a numeric limit
- 110With a violation of any kind
- 7With 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 110 are shown.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCDD equivalents | 1 | 10 | 3 | March 31, 2024 | 3,288,789% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 4 | 46 | 2 | June 30, 2018 | 43% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 3 | 35 | 2 | November 30, 2015 | 687% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 24 | 2 | December 31, 2023 | 80% over the limit |
| Static 96Hr Acute Atherinops affinis | 1 | 5 | 2 | June 30, 2019 | 10% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 46 | 1 | December 31, 2021 | 600% over the limit |
| Oil and grease | 3 | 38 | 1 | November 30, 2021 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Chronic Mthd Larval Development Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Stat72hr S purpuratus | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Larval Development Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Stat72hr D excentricus | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 48Hr Chronic Macrocystis pyrifera | 1 | 63 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 48Hr Chronic Haliotis rufescens | 1 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 3 | 33 | 0 | ||
| TU Static 72Hr Chronic Strongyl. purpuratus | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Salinity | 2 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd, Survival Endpt %Effect, Growth Endpt Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, StatR7d A bahia | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd, Survival Endpt %Effect, Growth Endpt Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, StatR7d H costata | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd, Survival Endpt %Effect, Growth Endpt Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, StatR7d M beryllina | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd, Survival Endpt %Effect, Growth Endpt Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, StatR7d A affinis | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Larval Development Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr C gigas | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Larval Development Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr Mytilus spp | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Fertilization Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static40min S purpuratus | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Fertilization Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static40min D excentricus | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Germination Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr M pyrifera | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Germ Tube Length Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr M pyrifera | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Sublethal Endpt, TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr C gigas | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Sublethal Endpt, TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr Mytilus spp | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Sublethal Endpt, TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, StatR7d A bahia | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chronic Mthd Larval Development Endpt, %Effect, Median TSTcHo R/nR Pass/Fail, Static48hr H rufescens | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Radioactivity | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Thallium, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total recoverable [as Be] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, trivalent [as Cr] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dichloromethane | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tributyltin | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dichlorobromomethane | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Carbon tetrachloride | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Dibromochloromethane | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Acrolein | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Acrylonitrile | 1 | 3 | 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 CA0109223.
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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