Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0043214
MARTIN COUNTY TROPICAL FARMS WWTF, Stuart, FL: NPDES FL0043214 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 0Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MARTIN COUNTY TROPICAL FARMS WWTF, held by Martin County, holds NPDES permit FL0043214. EPA’s file records it issued October 5, 2017 and expiring October 28, 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 | MARTIN COUNTY TROPICAL FARMS WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Martin County |
| NPDES ID | FL0043214 |
| 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 | October 5, 2017 |
| Expiration date | October 28, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Stuart, FL 34997 |
| Subwatershed | Great Pocket Cove-Willoughby Creek Frontal (HUC 030902060503) |
| Program components on file | Biosolids, POTW, Pretreatment |
| 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
- 7Pollutants on file
- 0Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 8 | 2 | March 31, 2003 | 100% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| pH | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 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
- 15Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| May 15, 2026 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| March 12, 2026 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| June 4, 2025 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| January 4, 2025 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| October 11, 2024 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| December 19, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| November 23, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| October 9, 2023 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| November 14, 2022 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| February 22, 2022 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| January 6, 2022 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 4, 2021 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| November 6, 2019 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| August 13, 2019 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | 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.