Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0185833
SEAWORLD PARKS ENTERTAINMENT LLC - BUSCH GARDENS, Tampa, FL: NPDES FL0185833 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SEAWORLD PARKS ENTERTAINMENT LLC - BUSCH GARDENS, held by Busch Gardens Tampa and Adventure Island Parks, holds NPDES permit FL0185833, which discharges to Hillsborough Reservoir Class I Wbid 1443h. EPA’s file records it issued December 22, 2016 and expiring March 27, 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 | SEAWORLD PARKS ENTERTAINMENT LLC - BUSCH GARDENS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Busch Gardens Tampa and Adventure Island Parks |
| NPDES ID | FL0185833 |
| 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 | December 22, 2016 |
| Expiration date | March 27, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Tampa, FL 33612 |
| Receiving water | Hillsborough Reservoir Class I WBID 1443H |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Spillway 20 (HUC 031002050503) |
| NAICS | 713110 – Amusement and Theme Parks |
| SIC | 7996 – Amusement Parks |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLD982090995 |
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
- 21Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 17With 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] | 19 | 53 | 47 | June 30, 2016 | 185% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 6 | 20 | 16 | December 31, 2024 | 3,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 6 | 20 | 16 | January 31, 2025 | 6,150% over the limit |
| Coliform, total general | 0 | 13 | 9 | February 28, 2006 | 3,900% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 4 | 4 | March 31, 2002 | |
| Ammonia, unionized | 6 | 10 | 2 | July 31, 2013 | 60% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2026 | 388% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 6 | 19 | 1 | May 31, 2014 | |
| Specific conductance | 6 | 19 | 1 | October 31, 2005 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 3 | 4 | 1 | May 31, 2014 | 12% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved percent saturation | 3 | 1 | 1 | October 31, 2024 | 6% over the limit |
| Flow rate | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Cyprinella leedsi | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate | 6 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 25, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| January 17, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | ST6 |
| November 18, 2023 | Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill | 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.