Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0089320
US DOE - THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FAC, Newport News, VA: NPDES VA0089320 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
US DOE - THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FAC, held by US DOE - Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Fac, holds NPDES permit VA0089320, which discharges to Chesapeake Bay/Back River/Poquoson River. EPA’s file records it issued September 13, 2016 and expiring September 30, 2021. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | US DOE - THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FAC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | US DOE - Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Fac |
| NPDES ID | VA0089320 |
| 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 | September 13, 2016 |
| Expiration date | September 30, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Newport News, VA 23606 |
| Receiving water | Chesapeake Bay/Back River/Poquoson River |
| Subwatershed | Northwest Branch Back River (HUC 020801080102) |
| NAICS | 541711 – Research and Development in Biotechnology |
| SIC | 8733 – Noncommercial Research Organizations |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler VA7750090030; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005170000087 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 2With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 4 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2023 | |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 1 | 1 | March 31, 2018 | 426% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, dissolved [as Cu] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Radiation, gross beta | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tritium, total | 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 VA0089320.
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 October 14, 2026.