Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0000132
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA - BARTOW PLANT, St Petersburg, FL: NPDES FL0000132 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA - BARTOW PLANT, held by Duke Energy Florida, LLC, holds NPDES permit FL0000132, which discharges to Tampa Bay Wbid 1656 Class Ii. EPA’s file records it issued January 5, 2016 and expiring February 3, 2021. 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 | DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA - BARTOW PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Duke Energy Florida, LLC |
| NPDES ID | FL0000132 |
| 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 | January 5, 2016 |
| Expiration date | February 3, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | St Petersburg, FL 33702 |
| Receiving water | Tampa Bay WBID 1656 Class II |
| Subwatershed | Grand Bayou (HUC 031002060603) |
| NAICS | 221111 – Hydroelectric Power Generation |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLD044014413; ICIS-AIR source FL0000001210300011 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 5 | 11 | 1 | May 31, 2010 | |
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Turbidity | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Temp. diff. between intake and discharge | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ammonia, unionized | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphate, ortho [as PO4] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 0 | 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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| March 9, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| April 17, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| March 28, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| September 13, 2022 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | 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 October 14, 2026.