Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AL0002178
UNITED STATES ARMY AVIATION CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE (USAACE), Fort Rucker, AL: NPDES AL0002178 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
UNITED STATES ARMY AVIATION CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE (USAACE), held by U S Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Fort Rucker, holds NPDES permit AL0002178. EPA’s file records it issued December 20, 2021 and expiring December 31, 2026. 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 | UNITED STATES ARMY AVIATION CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE (USAACE) |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | U S Army Aviation Center of Excellence & Fort Rucker |
| NPDES ID | AL0002178 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Issued | December 20, 2021 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | State |
| Address | Fort Rucker, AL 36362 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Brooking Mill Creek (HUC 031402010603) |
| NAICS | 928110 – National Security |
| SIC | 9711 – National Security |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler AL9210090040; ICIS-AIR source AL0000000104500008 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 0 | 9 | 3 | May 31, 2004 | 190% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 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 AL0002178.
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.