Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0042617
PORT BUENA VISTA WWTF, East Palatka, FL: NPDES FL0042617 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PORT BUENA VISTA WWTF, held by Putnam County, holds NPDES permit FL0042617, which discharges to St Johns R, Wbid 2213, Class Iii Fresh. EPA’s file records it issued August 27, 2013 and expiring November 25, 2018. 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 | PORT BUENA VISTA WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Putnam County |
| NPDES ID | FL0042617 |
| 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 | August 27, 2013 |
| Expiration date | November 25, 2018 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | East Palatka, FL 32131 |
| Receiving water | St Johns R, WBID 2213, Class III Fresh |
| Subwatershed | Mason Branch (HUC 030801030704) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 18With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 53 | 41 | February 29, 2024 | 453% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 73 | 38 | February 29, 2024 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia, tot unionized [as N] | 1 | 35 | 25 | February 28, 2019 | 2,700% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 99 | 19 | June 30, 2011 | 40% over the limit |
| Ammonia, unionized | 0 | 21 | 18 | May 31, 2011 | 1,975% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 64 | 5 | February 29, 2008 | 900% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 84 | 4 | December 31, 2005 | 184% over the limit |
| BOD, carb-5 day, 20 deg C, percent removal | 1 | 16 | 4 | January 31, 2024 | 241% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 20 | 3 | June 30, 2010 | 82% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 11 | 3 | June 30, 2023 | 59% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 3 | 53 | 2 | February 28, 2010 | 7% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 36 | 2 | January 31, 2020 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 36 | 2 | April 30, 2008 | 600% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Plant capacity fact. percent of capacity | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 15 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| December 6, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| December 6, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.