Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES NJ0023540
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE, Colts Neck Twp, NJ: NPDES NJ0023540 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 13Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE, held by USDOD DEPT OF NAVY EARLE NAVAL STATION, holds NPDES permit NJ0023540. EPA’s file records it issued September 18, 2015 and expiring December 31, 2020. 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 | NAVAL WEAPONS STATION EARLE |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | USDOD DEPT OF NAVY EARLE NAVAL STATION |
| NPDES ID | NJ0023540 |
| 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 |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 18, 2015 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2020 |
| Address | Colts Neck Twp, NJ 07722 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Swimming River (HUC 020301040302) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 14Pollutants on file
- 13Under a numeric limit
- 14With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 8 | 58 | 14 | October 31, 2024 | 268% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 16 | 41 | 9 | February 28, 2026 | 49% over the limit |
| IC25 Static Renewal 7 Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 10 | 1 | June 30, 2024 | 90% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 14 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 14 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Chlorine produced oxidants | 8 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 8 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N] | 12 | 32 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 4 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 0 | 4 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2018 | Permit Violations - Application Incomplete | ST6 |
| June 21, 2018 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Conduct Inspections | ST6 |
| June 21, 2018 | WW Storm Water Non-Construction - Failure to Monitor | ST6 |
| June 28, 2017 | Permit Violations - Application Incomplete | 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.