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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PR0021237

PRASA BARCELONETA WWTP, Barceloneta, PR: NPDES PR0021237 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

PRASA BARCELONETA WWTP, held by PRASA BARCELONETA, holds NPDES permit PR0021237, which discharges to Atlantic Ocean. EPA’s file records it issued September 29, 2004 and expiring November 30, 2009. 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 filedPRASA BARCELONETA WWTP
Permittee as filedPRASA BARCELONETA
NPDES IDPR0021237
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typePublicly owned treatment works
ProgramPublicly owned treatment works
IssuedSeptember 29, 2004
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2009
AddressBarceloneta, PR 00617
Receiving waterATLANTIC OCEAN
Program components on filePOTW, Pretreatment
SIC4952 – Sewerage Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler PRD000689299

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

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Coliform, total general3244212August 31, 20153,815,972% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general2330184December 31, 201599,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended8347179June 30, 20264,766% over the limit
Oil & Grease4206156April 30, 2016119,233% over the limit
Phenolics, total recoverable3136120May 31, 20065,160% over the limit
Nitrogen, inorganic total0117109November 30, 200412,220% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C8269100June 30, 20264,344% over the limit
Sulfide, total [as S]212372February 28, 200299,900% over the limit
pH29159June 30, 2025
Iron, total [as Fe]07558June 30, 20048,850% over the limit
Turbidity37052April 30, 2026
Manganese, total [as Mn]36749December 31, 2003334% over the limit
Zinc, total [as Zn]37444December 31, 2025520% over the limit
Solids, suspended percent removal18133May 31, 2026707% over the limit
Fluoride, total [as F]35133January 31, 20037,592% over the limit
Copper, total [as Cu]35626December 31, 20251,940% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]14023September 30, 2020100% over the limit
Silver, total [as Ag]34320March 31, 20242,400% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, percent removal16518May 31, 2026247% over the limit
Surfactants [MBAS]34717March 31, 2020774% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual14517April 30, 201319,900% over the limit
Lead, total [as Pb]23917October 31, 2021360% over the limit
Cadmium, total [as Cd]33411May 31, 2004540% over the limit
Cyanide, total [as CN]2366June 30, 199499,900% over the limit
Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr]2296March 31, 1992580% over the limit
Selenium, total [as Se]3295August 31, 2004400% over the limit
Mercury, total [as Hg]2274December 31, 202326,400% over the limit
Arsenic, total [as As]1341August 31, 199681% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]3301July 31, 201812% over the limit
Barium, total [as Ba]3231May 31, 19983% over the limit
Chromium, total [as Cr]2231December 31, 200084,233% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade1181August 31, 20253% over the limit
Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated]011October 31, 202125% over the limit
Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit21210
Solids, settleable1250
Boron, total [as B]3210
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant6200
Color [PT-CO units]2200
Sulfate, total [as SO4]2120
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]010
Cyanide, free available010
Enterococci010
% Effect Static Chronic Arbacia punctulata010
NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Cyprinodon variegatus010
NOEC Sub-Lethal Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Cyprinodeon variegatus010
% Growth Reduction Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia)010
Phenol100

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
September 10, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
July 7, 2026PR: Failure to submit noncompliance report - CSO, SSO, or Bypass [40 CFR 122.41(l)(6) & (m)(3)(ii)]EP6
July 1, 2026Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangermentEP6
June 24, 2026Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangermentEP6
June 24, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
June 19, 2026Dry-weather unanticipated prohibited bypass discharge to waters of the U.S. - endangermentEP6
May 9, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
April 13, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
April 9, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
March 19, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
March 16, 2026Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
March 6, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
February 20, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
February 6, 2026Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
February 3, 2026Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
December 29, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
December 6, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
December 3, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
November 23, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
September 17, 2025Wet-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
September 14, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
September 10, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
September 10, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
September 3, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
August 24, 2025Dry-weather SSO discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
August 22, 2025Dry-weather SSO, no discharge to waters of the U.S., not permit compliant, no endangermentEP6
July 31, 2018Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceEP6
July 31, 2018WW SSO - Discharge to WatersEP6
June 12, 2017Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and MaintenanceEP6

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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