Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FLR05A851
RIDGE LUMBER & TREATING INC, Lakeland, FL: NPDES FLR05A851 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 2Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
RIDGE LUMBER & TREATING INC, held by Charles F. Poston, holds NPDES permit FLR05A851, which discharges to Banana Lake. EPA’s file records it issued July 23, 2021 and expiring July 22, 2026. 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 | RIDGE LUMBER & TREATING INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Charles F. Poston |
| NPDES ID | FLR05A851 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | July 23, 2021 |
| Expiration date | July 22, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Lakeland, FL 33803 |
| Receiving water | BANANA LAKE |
| Subwatershed | Lake Parker (HUC 031001010101) |
| NAICS | 321114 – Wood Preservation |
| SIC | 2491 – Wood Preserving |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 2Pollutants on file
- 2Under a numeric limit
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 3 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES FLR05A851.
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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES FLR05A851.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES FLR05A851.
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 FLR05A851.
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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RIDGE LUMBER & TREATING INC, Lakeland, Florida: Coverage under a general permit FLR05A851, held by Charles F. Poston; Industrial stormwater; Effective; issued July 23, 2021, term to July 22, 2026, by Florida Department of Environmental Protection; discharges to BANANA LAKE; Wood Preservation.
- Arsenic, total recoverable: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
- Copper, total recoverable: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind.
Florida holds 3,868 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 2,970 were issued before FLR05A851.
Coverages issued nearest FLR05A851
- 2021-07-19: WASTE CONNECTIONS FLORIDA, INC., Fort Myers: FLR05H973, held by Waste Connections of Florida, Inc.
- 2021-07-19: LAKE COUNTY HAULING, Okahumpka: FLR05H977, held by Waste Connections of Florida, Inc.
- 2021-07-22: FEDEX EXPRESS-MCFA, Tampa: FLR05A653, held by FedEx Express
- 2021-07-22: AIR PRODUCTS ORLANDO ASU FACILITY, Orlando: FLR05B178, held by Air Products & Chemicals Inc
- 2021-07-22: HOLIDAY HARBOR MARINA, INC., Pensacola: FLR05H143, held by Holiday Harbor Marina, Inc.
- 2021-07-23: NAS WHITING FIELD, Milton: FLR05A954, held by Naval Air Station Whiting Field
- 2021-07-23: LKQ HEAVY TRUCK - TAMPA, Tampa: FLR05B615, held by LKQ Southeast Inc
- 2021-07-24: FEDEX EXPRESS-FLLR, Ft Lauderdale: FLR05A422, held by FedEx Express
- 2021-07-24: FEDEX EXPRESS-RSWR, Fort Myers: FLR05A495, held by FedEx Express
- 2021-07-24: FEDEX EXPRESS - HSTA, Miami: FLR05A672, held by FedEx Express
RIDGE LUMBER & TREATING INC among its neighbors
117 discharge permits are in the Lake Parker subwatershed (HUC 031001010101); FLR05A851 is one. Its county: 1,026, 40 major; FLR05A851 is minor permit.
Other permits in the Lake Parker subwatershed (HUC 031001010101)
- 231128-1020 GNGS AC MITIGATION DUKE 230KV OSPREY, Auburndale: FLR10XJ46, minor, term to 2030-01-19
- 4470 OLD DIXIE HWY LLC, Auburndale: FLR05J111, minor, term to 2028-11-04
- ADS POLK COUNTY COLLECTIONS, Lakeland: FLR05I329, minor, term to 2024-02-29
- ALL PRO AUTO PARTS INC, Auburndale: FLR05G104, minor, term to 2017-07-14
- ALL PRO USED AUTO PARTS LLC, Auburndale: FLR05G561, minor, term to 2017-07-14
- ALLIED SCRAP PROCESSORS INC, Lakeland: FLR05H395, minor, term to 2026-05-28
- AUTO PARTS PROS, Lakeland: FLR05F473, minor, term to 2022-12-28
- BOULEVARD TIRE CENTER, Lakeland: FLG074607, minor, term to 2030-09-24
- BS RANCH & FARM, INC., Lakeland: FLL948111, minor, term to 2025-12-31
- C D MCINTOSH POWER PLANT, Lakeland: FLR05A184, minor, term to 2026-05-28
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.
What this page shows
This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit FLR05A851, held by RIDGE LUMBER & TREATING INC in Lakeland, FL, with Charles F. Poston as permittee, discharging to BANANA LAKE in the Lake Parker subwatershed (HUC 031001010101). The permit is listed as Effective and classed as a Minor discharger, issued July 23, 2021 and expiring July 22, 2026, with 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.