Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES PRR053153
ARECIBO MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL, Arecibo, PR: NPDES PRR053153 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ARECIBO MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL, held by Landfill Technologies LLC, holds NPDES permit PRR053153. EPA’s file records it issued October 9, 2015 and expiring June 3, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ARECIBO MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Landfill Technologies LLC |
| NPDES ID | PRR053153 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | October 9, 2015 |
| Expiration date | June 3, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | U.S. EPA |
| Address | Arecibo, PR 00682 |
| Subwatershed | Cano Tiburones (HUC 210100020302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 11With a violation of any kind
- 4With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 9 | 36 | 26 | June 30, 2022 | 8,125% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 6 | 9 | 3 | June 30, 2022 | 220% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3] | 6 | 9 | 3 | June 30, 2022 | 439% over the limit |
| Benzoic acids, total | 6 | 7 | 1 | September 30, 2019 | 17% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| p-Cresol | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chemical Oxygen Demand [COD] | 0 | 1 | 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
- 3Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 10, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
| June 10, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unauthorized Discharge | EP6 |
| June 10, 2024 | Failure to properly install, initiate, or fully implement industrial stormwater controls | 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 September 15, 2026.