Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0028126
STARKE WWTF, Starke, FL: NPDES FL0028126 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 29Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 17Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
STARKE WWTF, held by City of Starke, holds NPDES permit FL0028126, which discharges to Alligator Cr, Class Iii Fresh, Wbid 3598c. EPA’s file records it issued February 2, 2016 and expiring March 2, 2021. 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 | STARKE WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Starke |
| NPDES ID | FL0028126 |
| 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 | February 2, 2016 |
| Expiration date | March 2, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Starke, FL 32091 |
| Receiving water | Alligator Cr, Class III Fresh, WBID 3598C |
| Subwatershed | Alligator Creek-Sante Fe River (HUC 031102060102) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 32Pollutants on file
- 29Under a numeric limit
- 32With a violation of any kind
- 17With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 15 | 167 | 74 | November 30, 2025 | 1,130% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 8 | 119 | 69 | December 31, 2025 | 30,145% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, ultimate | 2 | 53 | 43 | March 31, 2025 | 712% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia, tot unionized [as N] | 2 | 44 | 35 | September 30, 2022 | 4,900% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 41 | 32 | May 31, 2026 | 96% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 31 | 31 | February 28, 2025 | 58,437% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 3 | 32 | 23 | March 31, 2025 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 29 | 22 | June 30, 2023 | 557% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, organic total [as N] | 8 | 70 | 21 | March 31, 2025 | 419% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 11 | 79 | 16 | June 30, 2025 | 1,643% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 44 | 16 | June 30, 2023 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 33 | 12 | June 30, 2025 | 48% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 4 | 38 | 10 | September 30, 2024 | 26,000% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 12 | 74 | 2 | April 30, 2023 | 61% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 43 | 1 | April 30, 2023 | |
| Copper, total recoverable | 3 | 10 | 1 | December 31, 2022 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 5 | 1 | April 30, 2007 | 114% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 12 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 5 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Blend ratio | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved percent saturation | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chlorophyll A | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Streamflow | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Dilution factor | 0 | 2 | 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 FL0028126.
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.
Watch this permit
One permit holder, $99/month. Watch the register for one permit holder and the places and receiving waters tied to its permits. Choose “One permit holder” and enter this permit’s NPDES ID, FL0028126.
Start the watch
- One permit holder — $99/month
- One watershed — $2,990/year
- One state — $4,990/year
- The whole register — $18,000/year
How we handle your data → Privacy
EPA publishes a free Detailed Facility Report for every permit on ECHO: its compliance status quarter by quarter, its inspections, and its enforcement actions and penalties. EPA also sends free notices of new inspections and enforcement actions through ECHO Notify; enter NPDES ID FL0028126 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Starke
- Every permit record in Starke, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Florida
- Every permit record in Florida, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.