Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0001490
FPL FORT MYERS PLANT, Fort Myers, FL: NPDES FL0001490 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
FPL FORT MYERS PLANT, held by FPL Fort Myers, holds NPDES permit FL0001490, which discharges to Orange R Wbid 3240k Class Iii Fresh. EPA’s file records it issued January 20, 2016 and expiring January 19, 2021. 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 | FPL FORT MYERS PLANT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | FPL Fort Myers |
| NPDES ID | FL0001490 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 20, 2016 |
| Expiration date | January 19, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Fort Myers, FL 33905 |
| Receiving water | Orange R WBID 3240K Class III Fresh |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Orange River (HUC 030902050605) |
| NAICS | 221111 – Hydroelectric Power Generation |
| SIC | 4911 – Electric Services |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLD000807305; ICIS-AIR source FL0000001207100002 |
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
- 13Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp. diff. between intake and discharge | 4 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2011 | 3% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual [dsg. time] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxidants, total residual | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
| August 28, 2024 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| August 28, 2024 | Reporting Violations - Failure to Notify | ST6 |
| July 18, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Narrative Effluent Violation | ST6 |
| July 18, 2022 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | ST6 |
| July 18, 2022 | Reporting Violations - Failure to submit required report (non-DMR non-pretreatment) | ST6 |
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.