Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES FL0174696
PAUL CALCATERRA ALLIGATOR FARM, Okeechobee, FL: NPDES FL0174696 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
PAUL CALCATERRA ALLIGATOR FARM, held by Paul Calcaterra Alligator Farm, holds NPDES permit FL0174696, which discharges to Boggy Br Wbid 3162 To Fort Drum Cr Class Iii Fresh. EPA’s file records it issued November 28, 2018 and expiring February 10, 2024. 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 | PAUL CALCATERRA ALLIGATOR FARM |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Paul Calcaterra Alligator Farm |
| NPDES ID | FL0174696 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | November 28, 2018 |
| Expiration date | February 10, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
| Address | Okeechobee, FL 34972 |
| Receiving water | Boggy Br WBID 3162 to Fort Drum Cr Class III Fresh |
| Subwatershed | Boggy Creek-Fort Drum Creek (HUC 030801010102) |
| NAICS | 112519 – Other Aquaculture |
| SIC | 0279 – Animal Specialties |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 13Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 13With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 39 | 1 | September 30, 2004 | 195% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 69 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Specific conductance | 1 | 33 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 1 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Duration of discharge | 1 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 9 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2019 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | 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.