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Sewage treatment plant, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. NPDES permit PR0025861 expired Dec 31, 2023; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: over a limit 10 times (last September 2026). Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.
| Period ending | Parameter | Reported | Limit | Over by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, monthly average | 39 mg/L | ≤ 15 mg/L | 160% |
| November 2025 | BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, weekly average | 76 mg/L | ≤ 45 mg/L | 69% |
| November 2025 | BOD, 5-day, percent removal, monthly average minimum | 67 % | ≥ 85 % | 120% |
| December 2025 | BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, monthly average | 63 mg/L | ≤ 15 mg/L | 320% |
| December 2025 | BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, maximum weekly average | 127 kg/d | ≤ 102 kg/d | 25% |
| December 2025 | BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, weekly average | 268 mg/L | ≤ 45 mg/L | 496% |
| December 2025 | BOD, 5-day, percent removal, monthly average minimum | 36 % | ≥ 85 % | 327% |
| August 2026 | BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, monthly average | 18 mg/L | ≤ 15 mg/L | 20% |
| August 2026 | BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C, weekly average | 72 mg/L | ≤ 45 mg/L | 60% |
| September 2026 | Solids, total dissolved, daily maximum | 610 mg/L | ≤ 500 mg/L | 22% |
| Parameter | Statistic | Limit | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | daily maximum | ≤ 32.2 deg C | all year |
| Turbidity | daily maximum | ≤ 50 NTU | all year |
| Color [PT-CO units] | daily maximum | ≤ 15 col unit (pc) | all year |
| Color [PT-CO units] | daily maximum | ≤ 35 col unit (pc) | all year |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | instantaneous minimum | ≥ 5 mg/L | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | ≤ 15 mg/L | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | weekly average | ≤ 45 mg/L | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | ≤ 34 kg/d | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | maximum weekly average | ≤ 102 kg/d | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | weekly average | report only (mg/L) | all year |
| pH | minimum | ≥ 6 SU | all year |
| pH | maximum | ≤ 9 SU | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 30 mg/L | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | weekly average | ≤ 45 mg/L | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | ≤ 68 kg/d | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | weekly average | ≤ 102 kg/d | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | monthly average | report only (mg/L) | all year |
| Solids, total suspended | weekly average | report only (mg/L) | all year |
| Solids, settleable | daily maximum | report only (mL/L) | all year |
| Oil & Grease | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | daily maximum | ≤ 1700 ug/L | all year |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | ≤ 160 ug/L | all year |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | daily maximum | ≤ 9.9 mg/L | all year |
| Sulfate, total [as SO4] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year |
| Surfactants [MBAS] | daily maximum | ≤ 100 ug/L | all year |
| Surfactants [MBAS] | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | weekly average | report only (MGD) | all year |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | weekly average | report only (MGD) | all year |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | monthly average | report only (MGD) | all year |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | ≤ .6 MGD | all year |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | daily maximum | report only (MGD) | all year |
| Chlorine, total residual | daily maximum | ≤ 11 ug/L | all year |
| Cyanide, free available | daily maximum | ≤ 5.2 ug/L | all year |
| Cyanide, free available | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year |
| Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated] | daily maximum | ≤ 2 mg/L | all year |
| Sulfide-hydrogen sulfide [undissociated] | daily maximum | report only (mg/L) | all year |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - P. promelas | minimum | report only (%) | all year |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity [WET] - D. magna | minimum | report only (%) | all year |
| Enterococci | geometric mean | ≤ 35 #/100mL | all year |
| Enterococci | geometric mean | report only (#/100mL) | all year |
| Enterococci | 90th percentile | ≤ 130 #/100mL | all year |
| Enterococci | 90th percentile | report only (#/100mL) | all year |
| Solids, total dissolved | daily maximum | ≤ 500 mg/L | all year |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | monthly average minimum | ≥ 85 % | all year |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | monthly average minimum | ≥ 85 % | all year |
| Ammonia & ammonium- total | daily maximum | report only (ug/L) | all year |
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