Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FLR05H222
METRO RECYCLING & TRANSFER STATION, Tampa, FL: NPDES FLR05H222 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
METRO RECYCLING & TRANSFER STATION, held by Republic Services of Florida LP, holds NPDES permit FLR05H222. EPA’s file records it issued October 15, 2016 and expiring October 14, 2021. 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 | METRO RECYCLING & TRANSFER STATION |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Republic Services of Florida LP |
| NPDES ID | FLR05H222 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | October 15, 2016 |
| Expiration date | October 14, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Tampa, FL 33605 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | McDill Air Force Base (HUC 031002060303) |
| NAICS | 423930 – Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers |
| SIC | 5093 – Scrap And Waste Materials |
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
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 3 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES FLR05H222.
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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Implement SWPPP/SWMP | ST6 |
| June 4, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Maintain Records | ST6 |
| June 4, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly install/implement BMPs | ST6 |
| June 4, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to properly operate and maintain BMPs | ST6 |
| June 4, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| June 4, 2024 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to develop any or adequate SWPPP/SWMP | 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.