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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0004804

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED - NN SHIPBLDG DIV, Newport News, VA: NPDES VA0004804 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED - NN SHIPBLDG DIV, held by Huntington Ingalls Incorporate, holds NPDES permit VA0004804, which discharges to James River. EPA’s file records it issued October 16, 2007 and expiring October 15, 2012.

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED - NN SHIPBLDG DIV, Newport News, Virginia: Individual permit VA0004804, held by Huntington Ingalls Incorporate; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 16, 2007, term to October 15, 2012; discharges to JAMES RIVER.

  • Chlorine, total residual: 10 limits, 10 violations of any kind, 10 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 3,525% over the limit.
  • pH: 144 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 968% over the limit.
  • Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 187% over the limit.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 43 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2017, largest 16% over the limit.
  • Solids, total suspended: 28 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2016, largest 20% over the limit.
  • Tributyltin: 7 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 69 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 61 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 52 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH exchange [su]: 40 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable: 27 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation volume: 20 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oil & Grease: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, dissolved [as Fe]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • May 8, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED - NN SHIPBLDG DIV among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 43 discharge permits in the Southwest Branch Back River subwatershed (HUC 020801080103), VA0004804 among them.

Other permits in the Southwest Branch Back River subwatershed (HUC 020801080103)

  • 7 - ELEVEN MERCURY BLVD, Hampton: VAR10Q836, minor permit, discharging to Southwest Branch Back River, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • AIR POWER PARK IMPROVEMENTS, Hampton: VAR10R780, minor permit, discharging to Southwest Branch Back River, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • AMAZON COM SERVICES LLC - DOR3, Hampton: VAR052520, minor permit, discharging to Southwest Branch Back River, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • AMAZON SERVICES LLC - SVA2, Hampton: VAR052613, minor permit, discharging to Southwest Branch Back River, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE ADDITION, Hampton: VAR10V685, minor permit, discharging to Southwest Branch Back River, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • BIG BETHEL BLUEWAY RESILIENCE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJE, Hampton: VAR10U862, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Back River, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • BOO WILLIAMS SPORTPLEX, Hampton: VAR10N595, minor permit, discharging to Southwest Branch Back River, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • BRANSCOME – HAMPTON, Hampton: VAG110031, minor permit, discharging to Southwest Branch Back River, permit term to December 31, 2023
  • BRANSCOME – HAMPTON, Hampton: VAR050368, minor permit, discharging to Southwest Branch Back River, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • COLISEUM TOWNES, Hampton: VAR10S302, minor permit, discharging to Southwest Branch Back River, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filedHUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED - NN SHIPBLDG DIV
Permittee as filedHuntington Ingalls Incorporate
NPDES IDVA0004804
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMajor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 16, 2007
Expiration dateOctober 15, 2012
AddressNewport News, VA 23607
Receiving waterJAMES RIVER
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedSouthwest Branch Back River (HUC 020801080103)
SIC3731 – Ship Building And Repairing
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler VAD001307495; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005170000013

Effluent limits and exceedances

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 measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Chlorine, total residual101010March 31, 20263,525% over the limit
pH14466June 30, 2026
Copper, total recoverable244June 30, 2026968% over the limit
Zinc, total recoverable422June 30, 2026187% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade4311June 30, 201716% over the limit
Solids, total suspended2811December 31, 201620% over the limit
Tributyltin7210
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]6900
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]6100
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant5200
pH exchange [su]4000
Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable2700
Precipitation volume2000
Oil & Grease100
Iron, dissolved [as Fe]100
Aluminum, dissolved [as Al]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0004804.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0004804.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
May 8, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit VA0004804, held by HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCORPORATED - NN SHIPBLDG DIV in Newport News, VA, which is listed as administratively continued and a Major Discharger, with a receiving water of JAMES RIVER. The facts list 16 as the Major Discharger class figure, 6 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.