Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0000701
RAYONIER PERFORMANCE FIBERS, LLC - SLUDGE MANAGEMENT SITE, Fernandina Beach, FL: NPDES FL0000701 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 44Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
RAYONIER PERFORMANCE FIBERS, LLC - SLUDGE MANAGEMENT SITE, held by Rayonier, holds NPDES permit FL0000701, which discharges to Nassau-St Marys R Watershed Group 4 Bas Wbid 2124. EPA’s file records it issued January 26, 2017 and expiring January 25, 2022. 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 | RAYONIER PERFORMANCE FIBERS, LLC - SLUDGE MANAGEMENT SITE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Rayonier |
| NPDES ID | FL0000701 |
| 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 26, 2017 |
| Expiration date | January 25, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Fernandina Beach, FL 32035 |
| Receiving water | Nassau-St Marys R Watershed Group 4 Bas WBID 2124 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Amelia River (HUC 030702040906) |
| NAICS | 322110 – Pulp Mills |
| SIC | 2611 – Pulp Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLD004056255; ICIS-AIR source FL0000001208900004 |
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
- 54Pollutants on file
- 44Under a numeric limit
- 46With 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.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specific conductance | 5 | 8 | 8 | June 30, 2026 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 6 | 9 | 7 | April 30, 2026 | 239% over the limit |
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 6 | 3 | 2 | September 30, 2014 | 20% over the limit |
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 1 | 3 | 2 | October 31, 2020 | 124% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Menidia | 0 | 4 | 1 | December 31, 2009 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nickel, total recoverable | 6 | 3 | 1 | July 31, 2026 | 23% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 3 | 1 | September 30, 2013 | 4% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Cyprinella leedsi | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 9 | 2 | 0 | ||
| pH | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Adsorbable organic halides [AOX] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroguaiacol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachlorocatechol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Trichlorosyringol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chlorophyll A | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved percent saturation | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tide stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 1 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 11, 2020 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| December 31, 2019 | 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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