Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0702820

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, Tampa, FL: NPDES FL0702820 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, held by University of South Florida, holds NPDES permit FL0702820, which discharges to Hillsborough River Class I Wbid 1443h. EPA’s file records it issued July 6, 2016 and expiring October 11, 2021.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, Tampa, Florida: Individual permit FL0702820, held by University of South Florida; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 6, 2016, term to October 11, 2021, by Florida Department of Environmental Protection; discharges to Hillsborough River Class I WBID 1443H.

Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2014, largest 72% over the limit.
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 13 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2025, largest 69% over the limit.
Specific conductance: 2 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest February 28, 2013, largest 70% over the limit.
pH: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest May 31, 2019.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2023, largest 50% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved percent saturation: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2014, largest 66% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2017, largest 200% over the limit.
Radium 226 + radium 228, total: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2012, largest 12% over the limit.
Alpha, gross particle activity: 0 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2012, largest 5% over the limit.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

July 22, 2025: Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill (ST6).
June 5, 2025: Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill (ST6).
September 13, 2021: WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup (ST6).

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 23 discharge permits in the Cow House Creek subwatershed (HUC 031002050502), FL0702820 among them. Its county holds 1,015, 24 of them major permits; FL0702820 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Cow House Creek subwatershed (HUC 031002050502)

50TH STREET AT FLETCHER AVE, Tampa: FLR10XD43, minor permit, permit term to September 27, 2029
AHT COURTYARD MOB, Tampa: FLR10XZ34, minor permit, permit term to October 2, 2030
AHT COURTYARD MOB, Tampa: FLR20IM03, minor permit, permit term to August 8, 2030
BAUCH & LOMB, Tampa: FLRNEE812, minor permit, permit term to December 6, 2024
BURGESS CIVIL, LLC., Tampa: FLG074282, minor permit, permit term to January 9, 2030
EVERGREEN, Thonotosassa: FLR20HA38, minor permit, permit term to February 26, 2029
FT KETTNER, D, Tampa: FLG074461, minor permit, permit term to May 13, 2030
GRACELAND ESTATES - PHASE 3, Thonotosassa: FLR10XA18, minor permit, permit term to August 1, 2029
HOPE CHILDRENS, Thonotosassa: FLR10XX94, minor permit, permit term to September 7, 2030
LESLIE CONTROLS INC, Tampa: FLR05E321, minor permit, permit term to June 7, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Permittee as filed	University of South Florida
NPDES ID	FL0702820
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 6, 2016
Expiration date	October 11, 2021
Issuing agency	Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Address	Tampa, FL 33620
Receiving water	Hillsborough River Class I WBID 1443H
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Cow House Creek (HUC 031002050502)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler FLD069687242; ICIS-AIR source FL0000001205700480

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
10With a violation of any kind
9With 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
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	2	15	13	October 31, 2014	72% over the limit
Alkalinity, total [as CaCO3]	2	15	13	September 30, 2025	69% over the limit
Specific conductance	2	6	4	February 28, 2013	70% over the limit
pH	4	7	3	May 31, 2019
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	6	6	2	October 31, 2023	50% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved percent saturation	2	4	2	December 31, 2014	66% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	2	3	1	November 30, 2017	200% over the limit
Radium 226 + radium 228, total	0	3	1	March 31, 2012	12% over the limit
Alpha, gross particle activity	0	3	1	March 31, 2012	5% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	2	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

3Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
July 22, 2025	Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill	ST6
June 5, 2025	Effluent Violations - Industrial Spill	ST6
September 13, 2021	WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES FL0702820.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES FL0702820.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act permit NPDES FL0702820, held by University of South Florida in Tampa, FL, which discharges to the Hillsborough River, Class I, WBID 1443H. The permit is administratively continued, with an issue date of July 6, 2016 and an expiration date of October 11, 2021, and the page lists 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 9 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.