Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FLA120081
V & W FARMS, INC, Zolfo Springs, FL: NPDES FLA120081 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
V & W FARMS, INC, held by V & W Farms Inc, holds NPDES permit FLA120081, which discharges to Bee Branch. EPA’s file records it issued April 23, 2012 and expiring April 22, 2017.
V & W FARMS, INC, Zolfo Springs, Florida: Individual permit FLA120081, held by V & W Farms Inc; Concentrated animal feeding operations; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued April 23, 2012, term to April 22, 2017, by FDEP; discharges to BEE BRANCH; Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming.
- pH: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Coliform, fecal general: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, total: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Florida holds 50 Concentrated animal feeding operations coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 13 were issued before FLA120081.
Coverages issued nearest FLA120081
- April 14, 2011: BRIGHTON DAIRY #1, Arcadia, FLA182648, held by Brighton Dairy #1
- July 5, 2011: OAK GROVE DAIRY, INC, Chiefland, FLA161977, held by Oak Grove Dairy
- August 18, 2011: B-4 DAIRY INC, Lorida, FLA136573, held by B-4, Inc.
- February 14, 2012: CREWSVILLE DAIRY, INC., Zolfo Springs, FLA182656, held by Crewsville Dairy, Inc
- March 8, 2012: P.W. BISHOP DAIRY, INC., Okeechobee, FLA138908, held by PW Bishop
- May 17, 2012: PINE ISLAND DAIRY, Arcadia, FLA518611, held by Pine Island Dairy, Inc.
- November 19, 2014: NORTH FLORIDA DAIRIES, LLC, Bell, FLA285331, held by North Florida Holsteins West
- July 2, 2015: MELEAR DAIRY #1 AND #2, Zolfo Springs, FLA120189, held by C.R. Melear Corporation
- January 6, 2016: SHENANDOAH DAIRY, Live Oak, FLA362778, held by Shenandoah Dairy
- March 23, 2016: GRACEWOOD DAIRY, Okeechobee, FLA187577, held by Family Tree Enterprises Limited Partnership, LLLP
V & W FARMS, INC among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Bee Branch-Charlie Creek subwatershed (HUC 031001010506), FLA120081 among them. Its county holds 33, 5 of them major permits; FLA120081 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Bee Branch-Charlie Creek subwatershed (HUC 031001010506)
- FAA AIP NO. 3-12-0004-022-22 FBO/ TERMINAL APRON, Avon Park: FLR10VR31, minor permit, permit term to January 20, 2028
- MAC'S AUTO SALVAGE INC, Avon Park: FLR05A957, minor permit, discharging to PERCOLATION, permit term to April 14, 2018
- SUN 'N LAKES SPOT LOTS, Sebring: FLR20HV59, minor permit, permit term to January 12, 2030
Identity
| Facility as filed | V & W FARMS, INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | V & W Farms Inc |
| NPDES ID | FLA120081 |
| 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 |
| Program | Concentrated animal feeding operations |
| Issued | April 23, 2012 |
| Expiration date | April 22, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | FDEP |
| Address | Zolfo Springs, FL 33890 |
| Receiving water | BEE BRANCH |
| Subwatershed | Bee Branch-Charlie Creek (HUC 031001010506) |
| NAICS | 112111 – Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming |
| SIC | 0241 – Dairy Farms |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES FLA120081.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES FLA120081.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES FLA120081.
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 FLA120081.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.