Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0037940
IRCUD - SOUTH COUNTY DEMIN CONCENTRATE WTP, Vero Beach, FL: NPDES FL0037940 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 20Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 15Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
IRCUD - SOUTH COUNTY DEMIN CONCENTRATE WTP, held by Indian River County Utilities Department (IRCUD), holds NPDES permit FL0037940, which discharges to South Relief Canal Wbid 3158 Class Iii Fresh. EPA’s file records it issued February 13, 2017 and expiring May 6, 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 | IRCUD - SOUTH COUNTY DEMIN CONCENTRATE WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Indian River County Utilities Department (IRCUD) |
| NPDES ID | FL0037940 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | February 13, 2017 |
| Expiration date | May 6, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Vero Beach, FL 32962 |
| Receiving water | South Relief Canal WBID 3158 Class III Fresh |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | South Canal (HUC 030802030202) |
| NAICS | 221310 – Water Supply and Irrigation Systems |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLR000175984 |
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
- 26Pollutants on file
- 20Under a numeric limit
- 19With a violation of any kind
- 15With 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 | 8 | 78 | 77 | June 30, 2026 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 0 | 34 | 33 | August 31, 2008 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Radium 226 + radium 228, total | 2 | 22 | 20 | March 31, 2026 | 68% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Menidia | 0 | 18 | 15 | April 30, 2008 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 2 | 14 | 14 | February 28, 2015 | 420% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 11 | 23 | 13 | April 30, 2020 | 458% over the limit |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 0 | 13 | 13 | September 30, 2002 | 1,450% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 6 | 16 | 10 | April 30, 2025 | 96% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 21 | 32 | 5 | December 31, 2011 | 21% over the limit |
| Blend ratio | 1 | 5 | 5 | October 31, 2025 | 100% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 5 | 3 | March 31, 2015 | 400% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 8 | 2 | September 30, 2004 | |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 21 | 15 | 1 | September 30, 2005 | 60% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 6 | 7 | 1 | January 31, 2025 | 62% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved percent saturation | 6 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2020 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Alpha, gross particle activity | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hydrogen sulfide, unionized | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as NH4] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES FL0037940.
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, FL0037940.
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 FL0037940 there.
Nearby on the register
- Discharge permits in Vero Beach
- Every permit record in Vero Beach, A to Z
- Discharge permits in Florida
- Every permit record in Florida, A to Z
Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.