Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0186651
LOWRY PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF TAMPA, INC., Tampa, FL: NPDES FL0186651 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 12Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
LOWRY PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF TAMPA, INC., held by Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa, Inc., holds NPDES permit FL0186651, which discharges to Hillsborough R Class Iii Marine Wbid 1443e. EPA’s file records it issued July 7, 2017 and expiring July 26, 2022. 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 | LOWRY PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF TAMPA, INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa, Inc. |
| NPDES ID | FL0186651 |
| 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 | July 7, 2017 |
| Expiration date | July 26, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Tampa, FL 33604 |
| Receiving water | Hillsborough R Class III Marine WBID 1443E |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Spillway 20 (HUC 031002050503) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLR000097576 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 21Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 21With a violation of any kind
- 12With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 71 | 35 | September 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 51 | 35 | January 31, 2026 | 82% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 53 | 21 | February 29, 2012 | 3,900% over the limit |
| Specific conductance | 4 | 88 | 20 | June 30, 2026 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Ammonia, unionized | 2 | 50 | 12 | January 31, 2022 | 700% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 45 | 9 | May 31, 2017 | |
| Coliform, total general | 0 | 15 | 9 | November 30, 2003 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved percent saturation | 1 | 21 | 8 | January 31, 2026 | 74% over the limit |
| E. coli | 0 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 5 | 82 | 1 | August 31, 2002 | 58% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 4 | 79 | 1 | December 31, 2003 | |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 37 | 1 | August 31, 2003 | 70% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia | 3 | 45 | 0 | ||
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Cyprinella leedsi | 3 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorous, in total orthophosphate | 2 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 0 | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 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 September 15, 2026.