Facility Profile ×
Big Bend Station
603 Big Bend RoadApollo Beach, FL 33572
Owner - Operator
Tampa Electric Company (TECO)
Impoundment Hazard Rating
None
Well Count
44
total with40
reporting at least one exceedancePlease note that 4 wells at this facility are missing reliable coordinate data and therefore are not shown on the map.
| Well ID | Exceedances | Status |
|---|---|---|
| B-1 | 1 | 1 |
| B-10 | 41 | 41 |
| B-11 | 38 | 38 |
| B-12 | 34 | 34 |
| B-14 | 0 | 0 |
| B-14R | 11 | 11 |
| B-15 | 49 | 49 |
| B-17R | 10 | 10 |
| B-18 | 41 | 41 |
| B-2 | 48 | 48 |
| B-30 | 30 | 30 |
| B-32 | 31 | 31 |
| B-33 | 37 | 37 |
| B-34 | 29 | 29 |
| B-35 | 31 | 31 |
| B-36 | 26 | 26 |
| B-37 | 53 | 53 |
| B-38 | 28 | 28 |
| B-39 | 24 | 24 |
| B-40 | 17 | 17 |
| B-41 | 7 | 7 |
| B-42 | 51 | 51 |
| B-43 | 22 | 22 |
| B-44 | 39 | 39 |
| B-49 | 37 | 37 |
| B-4R | 0 | 0 |
| B-5 | 34 | 34 |
| B-50 | 34 | 34 |
| B-51 | 27 | 27 |
| B-52 | 34 | 34 |
| B-53 | 15 | 15 |
| B-54 | 16 | 16 |
| B-56 UF | 0 | 0 |
| B-57 | 25 | 25 |
| B-58 | 41 | 41 |
| B-59 UF | 5 | 5 |
| B-6 | 1 | 1 |
| B-60 | 34 | 34 |
| B-7 | 44 | 44 |
| B-8R | 39 | 39 |
Total Exceedances / Total Samples
1,108 / 4,683 24%
Pollutant Details
NH3
Ammonia
Sb
Antimony
As
Arsenic
Ba
Barium
Be
Beryllium
B
Boron
Cd
Cadmium
Cr
Chromium
Co
Cobalt
Cu
Copper
CN
Cyanide
F
Fluoride
GAP
Gross Alpha
GBP
Gross Beta
Pb
Lead
Mn
Manganese
Hg
Mercury
Mo
Molybdenum
Ni
Nickel
NO3
Nitrate
NO2
Nitrite
Ra
Radium
Se
Selenium
Ag
Silver
Sr
Strontium
SO4
Sulfate
Tl
Thallium
T
Tritium
U
Uranium
About Big Bend Station
TECO operates a network of 11 coal ash impoundments and one landfill to accommodate ash and FGD waste produced by the Big Bend Station. Most of these impoundments are unlined. Florida DEP issued a consent order in 2001 citing contamination of ground and surface waters, including arsenic levels 11 times greater than the drinking water standard. Data collected almost ten years later (in October 2010) show that many monitoring wells still exceed health based standards for arsenic. For more information about Big Bend, see EIP's report Out of Control. Available here.