Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES IN0021539
CRANE DIV., NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CTR, Crane, IN: NPDES IN0021539 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 35Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 13Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CRANE DIV., NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CTR, held by CRANE DIVISION, NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, holds NPDES permit IN0021539, which discharges to Boggs Cr. Turkey Cr. L. Sulphur Cr.. EPA’s file records it issued August 4, 2017 and expiring September 30, 2022. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | CRANE DIV., NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CTR |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CRANE DIVISION, NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER |
| NPDES ID | IN0021539 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Major discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | August 4, 2017 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2022 |
| Issuing agency | IDEM |
| Address | Crane, IN 47522 |
| Receiving water | BOGGS CR. TURKEY CR. L. SULPHUR CR. |
| Subwatershed | Haw Creek (HUC 051201081203) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 40Pollutants on file
- 35Under a numeric limit
- 31With a violation of any kind
- 13With 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 | 24 | 91 | 61 | May 31, 2026 | 3,357% over the limit |
| pH | 24 | 64 | 22 | September 30, 2022 | |
| Silver total recoverable | 16 | 28 | 20 | June 30, 2026 | 3,763% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 28 | 7 | July 31, 2018 | 116% over the limit |
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 24 | 23 | 7 | October 31, 2017 | 2,127% over the limit |
| Copper, total recoverable | 28 | 15 | 7 | January 31, 2019 | 255% over the limit |
| Zinc, total recoverable | 28 | 13 | 7 | November 30, 2024 | 105% over the limit |
| Cyanide, total [as CN] | 14 | 12 | 4 | June 30, 2013 | 213% over the limit |
| Lead, total recoverable | 18 | 15 | 3 | October 31, 2017 | 433% over the limit |
| E. coli, colony forming units [CFU] | 3 | 3 | 3 | April 30, 2026 | 3,560% over the limit |
| E. coli, MTEC-MF | 0 | 3 | 3 | August 31, 2000 | 976% over the limit |
| Noel Statre 7Day Chronic Pimephales | 0 | 3 | 1 | April 30, 2010 | 50% over the limit |
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 10 | 1 | 1 | February 28, 2023 | 183% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 36 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 8 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Flow, total | 11 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 10 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total recoverable | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hydrocarbons, nitrated | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total recoverable | 12 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 10 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, hexavalent dissolved [as Cr] | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Ammonium picrate | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total toxic organics [TTO] [40 CFR433] | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NOEL Static Renewal 7Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Number of Events | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arsenic, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selenium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Barium, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine, total residual | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butanone | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Acetone | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 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 IN0021539.
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 14, 2026.