Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0036048
WINTER HAVEN, CITY OF - WWTP#3, Winter Haven, FL: NPDES FL0036048 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WINTER HAVEN, CITY OF - WWTP#3, held by City of Winter Haven, holds NPDES permit FL0036048, which discharges to Wbid 1602 To Peace R, Class Iii Fresh. EPA’s file records it issued June 28, 2016 and expiring August 4, 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 | WINTER HAVEN, CITY OF - WWTP#3 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | City of Winter Haven |
| NPDES ID | FL0036048 |
| 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 | June 28, 2016 |
| Expiration date | August 4, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Winter Haven, FL 33884 |
| Receiving water | WBID 1602 to Peace R, Class III Fresh |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lake Garfield (HUC 031001010205) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLR000138164 |
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
- 24Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 24With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 59 | 40 | July 31, 2026 | 178% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 49 | 27 | June 30, 2026 | 158% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 9 | 29 | 15 | April 30, 2019 | 128% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 22 | 12 | March 31, 2015 | 22,900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 20 | 12 | July 31, 2026 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 16 | 11 | April 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Ammonia, unionized | 1 | 11 | 6 | August 31, 2020 | 485% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 14 | 4 | April 30, 2025 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 8 | 3 | February 28, 2025 | 69% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 3 | 6 | 1 | May 31, 2014 | 39% over the limit |
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2008 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 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 FL0036048.
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.