Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0027821

RIVER OAKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Tampa, FL: NPDES FL0027821 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
13Pollutants under a numeric limit
8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

RIVER OAKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, held by RIVER OAKS AWWTP, holds NPDES permit FL0027821, which discharges to Channel A. EPA’s file records it issued December 21, 2010 and expiring December 20, 2015.

RIVER OAKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, Tampa, Florida: Individual permit FL0027821, held by RIVER OAKS AWWTP; Publicly owned treatment works; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 21, 2010, term to December 20, 2015; discharges to CHANNEL A; Sewage Treatment Facilities.

Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 28 violations of any kind, 25 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2019, largest 3,340% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 5 limits, 22 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2019, largest 1,030% over the limit.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 7 limits, 18 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2012, largest 151% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2016, largest 137% over the limit.
Aldrin: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest February 29, 2008, largest 2,007% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest November 30, 2018, largest 700% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2018, largest 10% over the limit.
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 3 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2012, largest 29% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales: 0 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
% of fecal coliform samples < detectable: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Dichlorobromomethane: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Florida holds 151 Publicly owned treatment works coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 8 were issued before FL0027821.

Coverages issued nearest FL0027821

April 18, 2008: SEMINOLE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, Loxahatchee, FL0170224
April 28, 2008: WALDO, CITY OF - WALDO WWTF, Alachua County, FL0042242, held by Waldo, City of - Waldo WWTF
May 18, 2009: PARADISE POINT WWTF, Satsuma, FL0043176, held by PARADISE POINT STP
January 6, 2010: MILLVILLE AWT FACILITY, Panama City, FL0170909, held by Panama City, City of - Millville AWT
March 11, 2010: HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DALE MABRY AWWTF, Tampa, FL0036820, held by HILLSBOROUGH CTY - DALE MABRY
January 24, 2011: LEESBURG, CITY OF - CANAL STREET WWTF, Leesburg, FL0105066, held by Leesburg, City of - Leesburg Canal Street WWTF
February 20, 2012: MDWASD NORTH DISTRICT WWTP, Miami, FL0032182, held by Miami-Dade County - Public Works Department
November 6, 2012: ECUA - CENTRAL WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, Cantonment, FL0559351, held by Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
March 19, 2013: GRACEVILLE, CITY OF - ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY, Graceville, FL0038555, held by City of Graceville
July 30, 2013: CEDAR KEY WRF, Cedar Key, FL0031216, held by Cedar Key Water & Sewer District

RIVER OAKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 38 discharge permits in the Double Bayou-Rocky Creek Frontal subwatershed (HUC 031002060202), FL0027821 among them. Its county holds 1,015, 24 of them major permits; FL0027821 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Double Bayou-Rocky Creek Frontal subwatershed (HUC 031002060202)

AH NORTH DALE MABRY OSED, Tampa: FLR20GM30, minor permit, permit term to August 6, 2028
ALLISON, M, Tampa: FLG074071, minor permit, permit term to June 20, 2029
ALTO RECYCLING, LLC, Tampa: FLR05I109, minor permit, permit term to May 27, 2022
AMAZING EXPLORERS ACADEMY, Tampa: FLR10UW62, minor permit, permit term to January 8, 2027
ARLINGTON DALE MABRY APARTMENTA, Lutz: FLR20GM93, minor permit, permit term to August 5, 2028
BERSANO, Tampa: FLG073727, minor permit, permit term to July 13, 2028
BIG CAT APARTMENTS, Tampa: FLR20HW10, minor permit, permit term to January 17, 2030
CARENCIA, Odessa: FLR10VL70, minor permit, permit term to September 10, 2027
CEMEX LLC - LAND O'LAKES CBP, Land O Lakes: FLG110001, minor permit, permit term to November 26, 2022
CFA DALE MABRY EHRLICH #05593, Tampa: FLG074217, minor permit, permit term to November 3, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	RIVER OAKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Permittee as filed	RIVER OAKS AWWTP
NPDES ID	FL0027821
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Major discharger
Facility type	Publicly owned treatment works
Program	Publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 21, 2010
Expiration date	December 20, 2015
Address	Tampa, FL 33615
Receiving water	CHANNEL A
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Double Bayou-Rocky Creek Frontal (HUC 031002060202)
Program components on file	POTW, Pretreatment
NAICS	221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities
SIC	4952 – Sewerage Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler FLR000217539

Effluent limits and exceedances

17Pollutants on file
13Under a numeric limit
15With a violation of any kind
8With 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	28	25	September 30, 2019	3,340% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	5	22	11	August 31, 2019	1,030% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]	7	18	10	December 31, 2012	151% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	4	12	6	August 31, 2016	137% over the limit
Aldrin	0	5	5	February 29, 2008	2,007% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	1	5	3	November 30, 2018	700% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	3	2	July 31, 2018	10% over the limit
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia	3	1	1	March 31, 2012	29% over the limit
pH	2	9	0
NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia	0	9	0
Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales	0	9	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	8	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	7	0
% of fecal coliform samples < detectable	1	2	0
Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity	0	1	0
Dichlorobromomethane	3	0	0
IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales	3	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES FL0027821.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES FL0027821.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES FL0027821.

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This public-records page covers the NPDES discharge permit FL0027821 for the RIVER OAKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT in Tampa, FL, which is listed as administratively continued with a Major Discharger class. The facts list 13 pollutants under a numeric limit and 8 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and the permit's issued and expiration dates as December 21, 2010 and December 20, 2015.