Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0042242
WALDO, CITY OF - WALDO WWTF, Alachua County, FL: NPDES FL0042242 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 27Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WALDO, CITY OF - WALDO WWTF, held by Waldo, City of - Waldo WWTF, holds NPDES permit FL0042242, which discharges to Constructed Wetlands. EPA’s file records it issued April 28, 2008 and expiring April 27, 2013. 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 | WALDO, CITY OF - WALDO WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Waldo, City of - Waldo WWTF |
| NPDES ID | FL0042242 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 28, 2008 |
| Expiration date | April 27, 2013 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Alachua County, FL 32694 |
| Receiving water | Constructed wetlands |
| Subwatershed | Saluda Swamp (HUC 030801021101) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 29Pollutants on file
- 27Under a numeric limit
- 29With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 5 | 49 | 35 | August 31, 2011 | 167% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 44 | 29 | June 30, 2013 | 177% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 25 | 15 | November 30, 2009 | 355% over the limit |
| Ammonia, unionized | 1 | 17 | 12 | January 31, 2012 | 10,400% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 13 | 10 | February 28, 2010 | 1,900% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 4 | 19 | 3 | December 31, 2012 | 95% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 3 | 3 | November 30, 2006 | 2% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 9 | 2 | October 31, 2003 | 3,088% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Color, apparent [unfiltered sample] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Conductivity | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Tide stage | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| pH | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chlorophyll A | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorophyll A, corrected | 0 | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2024 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | 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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