Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0024759
MOUNT WEATHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, Loudoun County, VA: NPDES VA0024759 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 19Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
MOUNT WEATHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, held by US Federal Emergency Managemen, holds NPDES permit VA0024759, which discharges to Unnamed Trib. To Goose Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 13, 2020 and expiring January 31, 2025.
MOUNT WEATHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, Loudoun County, Virginia: Individual permit VA0024759, held by US Federal Emergency Managemen; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 13, 2020, term to January 31, 2025; discharges to UNNAMED TRIB. TO GOOSE CREEK.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 40 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2017, largest 567% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 5 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2016, largest 2,329% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2026, largest 20% over the limit.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Toluene: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Benzene: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Ethylbenzene: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Naphthalene: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Xylene [mix of m+o+p]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- September 29, 2018: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
- September 28, 2018: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
- June 4, 2018: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
- May 17, 2018: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
MOUNT WEATHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Panther Skin Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700080503), VA0024759 among them. Its county holds 64, 2 of them major permits; VA0024759 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Panther Skin Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700080503)
- BUILDING 470 TRANSPORTATION BUILDING, Bluemont: VAR10Q001, minor permit, discharging to Panther Skin Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
- CLEREMONT FARM - CORE AND DRIVEWAY, Upperville: VAR10W044, minor permit, discharging to Panther Skin Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
- MOUNT WEATHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, Mount Weather: VAN010164, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2021
- OUR FATHERS HOUSE CHRISTIAN HOME PHASE 2, Culpeper: VAR10W858, minor permit, discharging to Jonas Run, permit term to June 30, 2029
Identity
| Facility as filed | MOUNT WEATHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | US Federal Emergency Managemen |
| NPDES ID | VA0024759 |
| 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 | January 13, 2020 |
| Expiration date | January 31, 2025 |
| Address | Loudoun County, VA 20135 |
| Receiving water | UNNAMED TRIB. TO GOOSE CREEK |
| Subwatershed | Panther Skin Creek (HUC 020700080503) |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler VAR000012609 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 20Pollutants on file
- 19Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 44 | 40 | June 30, 2017 | 567% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 0 | 5 | 5 | December 31, 2016 | 2,329% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 5 | 1 | March 31, 2026 | 20% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Toluene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Benzene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ethylbenzene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Naphthalene | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Xylene [mix of m+o+p] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| September 28, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| June 4, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| May 17, 2018 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0024759.
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 VA0024759.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.