Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FLR05G878
HOWARD FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL CO., INC., Groveland, FL: NPDES FLR05G878 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
HOWARD FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL CO., INC., held by Howard Fertilizer Groveland LLC, holds NPDES permit FLR05G878. EPA’s file records it issued June 16, 2019 and expiring June 15, 2024. 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 | HOWARD FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL CO., INC. |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Howard Fertilizer Groveland LLC |
| NPDES ID | FLR05G878 |
| 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 | June 16, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 15, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Groveland, FL 34736 |
| Subwatershed | Lake Mineola (HUC 030801020104) |
| NAICS | 325314 – Fertilizer [Mixing Only] Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2875 – Fertilizers, Mixing Only |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLR000117887 |
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
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES FLR05G878.
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
- 18Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 12, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly operate and maintain BMPs | ST6 |
| April 12, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| April 12, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly install/implement BMPs | ST6 |
| April 12, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| April 12, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 29, 2022 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| June 29, 2022 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| June 29, 2022 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| June 29, 2022 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly install/implement BMPs | ST6 |
| June 29, 2022 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly operate and maintain BMPs | ST6 |
| June 29, 2022 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| November 6, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| November 6, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| November 6, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| November 6, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly install/implement BMPs | ST6 |
| November 6, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| November 6, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Monitor | ST6 |
| November 6, 2019 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly operate and maintain 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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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.