Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PR0001660
PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC PWR AUTH, Salinas, PR: NPDES PR0001660 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 22Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC PWR AUTH holds NPDES permit PR0001660, which discharges to Bahia Jobos. EPA’s file records it issued September 30, 2010 and expiring December 31, 2015. 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 | PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC PWR AUTH |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC PWR AUTH |
| NPDES ID | PR0001660 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 30, 2010 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2015 |
| Address | Salinas, PR 00751 |
| Receiving water | BAHIA JOBOS |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Coastal Watersheds East of Rio Nigua mouth (HUC 210100040415) |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source PR0000007212300011 |
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
- 28Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 28With a violation of any kind
- 22With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 30 | 801 | 204 | October 31, 2013 | 26,900% over the limit |
| pH | 14 | 810 | 126 | April 30, 2026 | |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 8 | 523 | 123 | June 30, 2026 | 3,900% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 12 | 445 | 122 | November 30, 2017 | 26,275% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 6 | 432 | 98 | November 30, 2023 | 2,735% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 8 | 313 | 95 | May 31, 2026 | 8,430% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 347 | 72 | May 31, 2026 | 572% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 6 | 181 | 41 | June 30, 2023 | 100% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 16 | 573 | 25 | August 31, 2017 | 333,333,248% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 29 | 17 | October 31, 2005 | 1,300% over the limit |
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 3 | 109 | 16 | November 30, 2000 | 2,100% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 23 | 766 | 15 | May 31, 2010 | 14,216% over the limit |
| Flow, Excluding Stormwater Discharge | 0 | 76 | 14 | February 29, 2024 | 2,880% over the limit |
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 5 | 116 | 12 | October 31, 2009 | 24,900% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 3 | 99 | 11 | October 31, 2009 | 99,900% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 3 | 177 | 8 | May 31, 2026 | |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 5 | 194 | 5 | October 31, 2009 | 33,233% over the limit |
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 3 | 3 | September 30, 2025 | 94% over the limit |
| Chlorine, free available | 20 | 906 | 2 | August 31, 2001 | 2,700% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 6 | 463 | 2 | August 31, 2021 | 593% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 6 | 167 | 1 | October 31, 1997 | 10,100% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 1 | 35 | 1 | May 31, 2000 | 25% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 5 | 425 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 273 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 215 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 3 | 170 | 0 | ||
| Color [PT-CO units] | 6 | 166 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 1 | 64 | 0 |
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
- 5Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
| May 17, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Best Management Practice Deficiencies | EP6 |
| May 17, 2022 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | EP6 |
| June 22, 2021 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
| August 8, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
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.