Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0002275
GULF CLEAN ENERGY CENTER, Pensacola, FL: NPDES FL0002275 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 33Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 11Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GULF CLEAN ENERGY CENTER, held by Gulf Power, holds NPDES permit FL0002275, which discharges to Escambia R Class Iii Fresh Wbid 10f. EPA’s file records it issued January 28, 2011 and expiring January 27, 2016. 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 | GULF CLEAN ENERGY CENTER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Gulf Power |
| NPDES ID | FL0002275 |
| 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 28, 2011 |
| Expiration date | January 27, 2016 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Pensacola, FL 32514 |
| Receiving water | Escambia R Class III Fresh WBID 10F |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | White River (HUC 031403050602) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler FLD000822981; ICIS-AIR source FL0000001203300045 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 35Pollutants on file
- 33Under a numeric limit
- 35With a violation of any kind
- 11With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 16 | 18 | 7 | June 30, 2017 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 8 | 12 | 4 | October 31, 2019 | 59% over the limit |
| Iron, total recoverable | 12 | 10 | 4 | December 31, 2020 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 10 | 12 | 3 | July 31, 2014 | 110% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 18 | 10 | 3 | December 31, 2010 | 36% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 16 | 9 | 3 | April 30, 2011 | 183% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 20 | 2 | March 31, 2011 | |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Chrpimephales | 9 | 8 | 2 | May 31, 2016 | 91% over the limit |
| Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable | 8 | 6 | 2 | September 30, 2012 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 8 | 5 | 1 | March 31, 2010 | 99,999% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 8 | 5 | 1 | June 30, 2014 | 2,147,483,650% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 20 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 14 | 8 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 9 | 6 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Americamysis bahia (formerly Mysidopsis bahia) | 9 | 6 | 0 | ||
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Menidia menidia | 9 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Radium 226 + radium 228, total | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Alpha, gross particle activity | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 6 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Hydrazine | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxidants, total residual | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total residual ooxidant-discharge time | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oxidants, free available | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| September 16, 2020 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | ST6 |
| February 6, 2020 | WW SSO - Discharge to Waters | ST6 |
| November 7, 2019 | WW SSO - Overflow to Dry Land or Building Backup | 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 September 15, 2026.