Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FLA139173
H W RUCKS DAIRY - BARN #1 & 3, Okeechobee, FL: NPDES FLA139173 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
H W RUCKS DAIRY - BARN #1 & 3, held by H W RUCKS DAIRY - BARN #1 AND #3, holds NPDES permit FLA139173, which discharges to Taylor Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 29, 2010 and expiring December 16, 2015. 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 | H W RUCKS DAIRY - BARN #1 & 3 |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | H W RUCKS DAIRY - BARN #1 AND #3 |
| NPDES ID | FLA139173 |
| 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 | December 29, 2010 |
| Expiration date | December 16, 2015 |
| Issuing agency | FDEP |
| Address | Okeechobee, FL 34973 |
| Receiving water | TAYLOR CREEK |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Upper Taylor Creek (HUC 030901020100) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 12With 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 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 0 | 6 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES FLA139173.
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 18, 2019 | Monitoring Violations - No Flow Measurement Device | 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.