Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PR0020737
PRASA NARANJITO WWTP, Naranjito, PR: NPDES PR0020737 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 33Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PRASA NARANJITO WWTP, held by PRASA NARANJITO, holds NPDES permit PR0020737, which discharges to Rio Guardiana. EPA’s file records it issued April 27, 2017 and expiring June 30, 2022. 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 | PRASA NARANJITO WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PRASA NARANJITO |
| NPDES ID | PR0020737 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | April 27, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Address | Naranjito, PR 00719 |
| Receiving water | RIO GUARDIANA |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Rio Guadiana (HUC 210100050709) |
| Program components on file | POTW, Pretreatment |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler PRD000689778 |
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
- 55Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 55With a violation of any kind
- 33With 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] | 0 | 159 | 154 | April 30, 2016 | 99,900% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 156 | 147 | December 31, 2011 | 1,060% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 229 | 127 | May 31, 2024 | 1,951% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 135 | 126 | May 31, 2009 | 2,347% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 121 | 108 | February 28, 2026 | 6,060% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 91 | 79 | January 31, 2026 | 213% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 111 | 61 | March 31, 2016 | 67,525% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 59 | 53 | September 30, 2014 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 62 | 50 | September 30, 1995 | 86% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 2 | 58 | 50 | September 30, 2018 | 39,650% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 189 | 48 | February 28, 2026 | 670% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 48 | 45 | September 30, 2008 | 699,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, total general | 0 | 48 | 42 | October 31, 2009 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 43 | 40 | July 31, 2006 | 16,800% over the limit |
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 1 | 49 | 37 | January 31, 2006 | 1,560% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 4 | 36 | 16 | July 31, 2026 | 1,762% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 1 | 32 | 16 | June 30, 2005 | 567% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 39 | 15 | December 31, 2012 | |
| Color [PT-CO units] | 2 | 26 | 14 | June 30, 2005 | |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 16 | 12 | April 30, 2007 | 208% over the limit |
| Ammonia & ammonium- total | 1 | 24 | 11 | July 31, 2026 | 571% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved | 3 | 17 | 10 | January 31, 2026 | 36% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 0 | 16 | 10 | September 30, 2014 | 14,900% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3] | 0 | 10 | 10 | September 30, 2015 | 3,650% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 21 | 9 | July 31, 2026 | 6% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 15 | 8 | August 31, 2008 | 538% over the limit |
| Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated] | 2 | 22 | 6 | May 31, 2026 | 344,900% over the limit |
| Ammonia, unionized | 0 | 11 | 6 | February 29, 2004 | 170,900% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 1 | 14 | 5 | September 30, 2004 | |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 0 | 9 | 5 | September 30, 2006 | 382% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 7 | 4 | December 31, 2004 | 610% over the limit |
| Cyanide, free available | 1 | 13 | 3 | March 31, 2019 | 37,478% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 0 | 9 | 2 | January 31, 1994 | 20% over the limit |
| Toxicity | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - D. magna | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Chromium III | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Whole effluent toxicity | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2-Chlorophenol | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 0 | 2 | 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
- 8Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | PR: Failure to submit noncompliance report - CSO, SSO, or Bypass [40 CFR 122.41(l)(6) & (m)(3)(ii)] | EP6 |
| July 15, 2026 | Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | EP6 |
| September 15, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| September 12, 2025 | Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | EP6 |
| September 11, 2025 | Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | EP6 |
| September 10, 2025 | Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangerment | EP6 |
| August 17, 2025 | Wet-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangerment | EP6 |
| February 27, 2017 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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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