Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES ME0002097
US NCTAMS LANT DET CUTLER, Cutler, ME: NPDES ME0002097 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
US NCTAMS LANT DET CUTLER, held by NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY (NSA) CUTLER, holds NPDES permit ME0002097, which discharges to Machias Bay. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2016 and expiring June 30, 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 | US NCTAMS LANT DET CUTLER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY (NSA) CUTLER |
| NPDES ID | ME0002097 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Issued | July 1, 2016 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2021 |
| Address | Cutler, ME 04626 |
| Receiving water | Machias Bay |
| NAICS | 221310 – Water Supply and Irrigation Systems |
| SIC | 4941 – Water Supply |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler ME5170024355; ICIS-AIR source ME0000002302900007 |
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
- 7Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 89 | 14 | June 30, 2018 | 1,760% over the limit |
| Oil and grease per production | 2 | 6 | 2 | October 31, 2015 | 213% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. fahrenheit | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 14 | 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 ME0002097.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | Reconnaissance without Sampling | S |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES ME0002097.
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.