Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PR0021326
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, Cabo Rojo, PR: NPDES PR0021326 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 26Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 25Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, held by Centro Vacacional y recreacional Boqueron, holds NPDES permit PR0021326, which discharges to Laguna Boqueron. EPA’s file records it issued December 9, 2003 and expiring January 31, 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 filed | DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Centro Vacacional y recreacional Boqueron |
| NPDES ID | PR0021326 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | December 9, 2003 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2009 |
| Address | Cabo Rojo, PR 00623 |
| Receiving water | LAGUNA BOQUERON |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Coastal Watershed West of Quebrada Boqueron mouth (HUC 210100040101) |
| SIC | 8412 – Museums And Art Galleries |
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
- 36Pollutants on file
- 26Under a numeric limit
- 36With a violation of any kind
- 25With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 697 | 648 | July 31, 2026 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 0 | 441 | 418 | July 31, 2026 | 108,471% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 0 | 196 | 174 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 193 | 154 | July 31, 2026 | 11,700% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 244 | 149 | July 31, 2026 | |
| Enterococci - % of upper confidence limit | 0 | 146 | 136 | July 31, 2026 | 39% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 164 | 114 | July 31, 2026 | 93,684,896% over the limit |
| Enterococci: group D, MF trans, M-E, EIA | 4 | 164 | 98 | July 31, 2026 | 190,609% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 1 | 129 | 87 | May 31, 2026 | 554,320,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 2 | 117 | 82 | July 31, 2026 | 400% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 124 | 80 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 139 | 71 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 167 | 58 | July 31, 2026 | 267% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 2 | 100 | 52 | July 31, 2026 | |
| Nitrogen, Total as NO3 + NH3 | 0 | 60 | 49 | July 31, 2026 | 19,900% over the limit |
| Enterococci | 0 | 54 | 44 | July 31, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 0 | 51 | 43 | June 30, 2026 | 99,999% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 131 | 22 | July 31, 2026 | 548% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 2 | 73 | 22 | July 31, 2026 | 7% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 64 | 13 | December 31, 2019 | 6,500% over the limit |
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 0 | 48 | 12 | July 31, 2026 | 128,500% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 43 | 9 | June 30, 2026 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 16 | 9 | November 30, 1999 | 720% over the limit |
| Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated] | 0 | 35 | 8 | July 31, 2026 | 305,900% over the limit |
| Iron, total [as Fe] | 0 | 15 | 2 | February 29, 1996 | 50% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Color [PT-CO units] | 2 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol | 2 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2-Chlorophenol | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Phenols | 2 | 17 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES PR0021326.
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.