Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0321486
WATCO TRANSLOADING LLC WATCO TAMPAPLEX, Tampa, FL: NPDES FL0321486 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 16Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WATCO TRANSLOADING LLC WATCO TAMPAPLEX, held by Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals, holds NPDES permit FL0321486, which discharges to Black Point Channel Wbid 1637 Class Iii Marine. EPA’s file records it issued March 11, 2020 and expiring June 24, 2025. 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 | WATCO TRANSLOADING LLC WATCO TAMPAPLEX |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals |
| NPDES ID | FL0321486 |
| 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 | March 11, 2020 |
| Expiration date | June 24, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Tampa, FL 33619 |
| Receiving water | Black Point Channel WBID 1637 Class III Marine |
| Subwatershed | Delaney Creek-Archie Creek Frontal (HUC 031002060302) |
| NAICS | 212390 – Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying |
| SIC | 1475 – Phosphate Rock |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLR000208348; ICIS-AIR source FL0000001205700024 |
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
- 17Pollutants on file
- 16Under a numeric limit
- 16With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 16 | 7 | August 31, 2012 | |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 6 | 4 | 4 | December 31, 2012 | 99,999% over the limit |
| LC50 Static Renewal 96Hr Acute Menidia | 6 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2012 | 100% over the limit |
| Radium 226 + radium 228, total | 0 | 1 | 1 | August 31, 2004 | 348% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 16 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 15 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 9 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow rate | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, fixed suspended | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ammonia, unionized | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Rainfall | 2 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2025 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly install/implement BMPs | 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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