Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PR0022501
PRASA BARRANCAS WTP, Barranquitas, PR: NPDES PR0022501 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 17Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 24Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PRASA BARRANCAS WTP, held by PRASA BARRANCAS WTP, holds NPDES permit PR0022501, which discharges to Mano River. EPA’s file records it issued April 7, 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 BARRANCAS WTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | PRASA BARRANCAS WTP |
| NPDES ID | PR0022501 |
| 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 | April 7, 2017 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2022 |
| Address | Barranquitas, PR 00618 |
| Receiving water | MANO RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Rio Grande de Manati (HUC 210100020210) |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
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
- 43Pollutants on file
- 17Under a numeric limit
- 41With a violation of any kind
- 24With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 104 | 92 | May 31, 2024 | 4,991% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 97 | 88 | June 30, 2012 | 68,789% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 94 | 83 | November 30, 2011 | 5,189% over the limit |
| Turbidity | 1 | 90 | 79 | November 30, 2024 | |
| Phenolics, total recoverable | 0 | 82 | 75 | November 30, 2008 | 28,400% over the limit |
| Manganese, total [as Mn] | 0 | 61 | 54 | November 30, 2008 | 2,160% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 63 | 44 | July 31, 2012 | 93,374,896% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 51 | 39 | October 31, 2025 | 35,800% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 2 | 45 | 37 | December 31, 2025 | 14,596% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 2 | 44 | 33 | January 31, 2007 | 5,678% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 2 | 37 | 25 | May 31, 2024 | 4,620% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 0 | 29 | 24 | April 30, 2007 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | 2 | 21 | 15 | April 30, 2002 | 9,100% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 35 | 9 | March 31, 2025 | |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 21 | 5 | March 31, 2024 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Sulfide, total [as S] | 0 | 15 | 5 | May 31, 2006 | 99,900% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 17 | 2 | June 30, 2009 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 15 | 2 | September 30, 2009 | 707% over the limit |
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 8 | 2 | January 31, 2002 | 1,567% over the limit |
| Ammonia & ammonium- total | 1 | 17 | 1 | September 30, 2005 | 416% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal - % samples exceeding limit | 0 | 9 | 1 | June 30, 2009 | 400% over the limit |
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 6 | 1 | April 30, 2003 | 7% over the limit |
| Fluoride, total [as F] | 0 | 5 | 1 | November 30, 2003 | 430% over the limit |
| Solids, total dissolved- 180 deg. C | 0 | 4 | 1 | February 28, 2003 | 6% over the limit |
| Solids, settleable | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, total general | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent [as Cr] | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Color [PT-CO units] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Surfactants [MBAS] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2-Methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2-Chlorophenol | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dinitrophenol | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2,4-Dimethylphenol | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total dissolved | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - D. magna | 1 | 0 | 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 PR0022501.
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.