Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES DC0000141
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, Washington, DC: NPDES DC0000141 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 9Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, held by CMDT NAVAL DIST WASH DC, holds NPDES permit DC0000141, which discharges to Anacostia River. EPA’s file records it issued December 23, 2009 and expiring January 21, 2015. 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 | WASHINGTON NAVY YARD |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | CMDT NAVAL DIST WASH DC |
| NPDES ID | DC0000141 |
| 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 | December 23, 2009 |
| Expiration date | January 21, 2015 |
| Address | Washington, DC 20374 |
| Receiving water | ANACOSTIA RIVER |
| Subwatershed | Jadwins Creek-Tuckahoe Creek (HUC 020600050105) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler DC9170024310 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 37Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 37With a violation of any kind
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PAHs] | 0 | 303 | 237 | July 31, 2026 | 1,773,650% over the limit |
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 45 | 129 | 14 | July 31, 2026 | 751% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 48 | 126 | 4 | January 31, 2026 | 2,262% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 48 | 125 | 4 | January 31, 2026 | 347% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 47 | 118 | 3 | January 31, 2026 | 723% over the limit |
| Oil & Grease | 12 | 47 | 2 | March 21, 2017 | 30% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 19 | 67 | 1 | January 31, 2026 | 16% over the limit |
| Lead, total [as Pb] | 12 | 53 | 1 | November 30, 2024 | 1,823% over the limit |
| Arsenic, total [as As] | 0 | 36 | 1 | January 31, 2023 | 75% over the limit |
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 48 | 162 | 0 | ||
| Hydrocarbons, aromatic | 44 | 88 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 24 | 76 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1221 | 26 | 65 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1232 | 26 | 64 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1242 | 26 | 64 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1254 | 26 | 64 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1260 | 26 | 64 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1016 | 26 | 61 | 0 | ||
| PCB-1248 | 25 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 26 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 4,4'-DDD | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| DDE | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| DDT | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Dieldrin | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Heptachlor epoxide | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Chlordane | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Mercury, total [as Hg] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Flow | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Beryllium, total [as Be] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total [as Cd] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Nickel, total [as Ni] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Silver, total [as Ag] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Antimony, total [as Sb] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total [as Cr] | 0 | 3 | 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
- 6Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 17, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
| March 27, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
| March 27, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance | EP6 |
| March 27, 2018 | Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted | EP6 |
| March 27, 2018 | Management Practice Violations - Violation of a milestone in an order | EP6 |
| May 5, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation | EP6 |
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.