U.S. Dept of Energy — NPDES permit NY0000973: limits, due date and EPA's record

Federal facility (National Security), major discharger, West Valley, New York. NPDES permit NY0000973 expired Jun 30, 2016; its limits still apply. Last 12 months: no values over a limit, 4 required values missing, 1 of 69 reports late. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Limits in force (169)

Parameter	Statistic	Limit	Months	Outfall
Sulfate [as S]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Sulfate [as S]	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Oxygen demand, ultimate	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Oxygen demand, ultimate	daily maximum	≤ 22 mg/L	all year	001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	minimum	≥ 3 mg/L	all year	001
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	daily maximum	≤ 10 mg/L	all year	001
pH	minimum	≥ 6.5 SU	all year	001
pH	maximum	≤ 8.5 SU	all year	001
Solids, total suspended	monthly average	≤ 30 mg/L	all year	001
Solids, total suspended	daily maximum	≤ 45 mg/L	all year	001
Solids, settleable	monthly average	report only (mL/L)	all year	001
Solids, settleable	daily maximum	≤ .3 mL/L	all year	001
Oil & Grease	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Oil & Grease	daily maximum	≤ 15 mg/L	all year	001
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]	daily maximum	≤ .1 mg/L	all year	001
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Nitrogen, nitrate total [as N]	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Cyanide, free [amenable to chlorination]	daily maximum	≤ .005 mg/L	all year	001
Sulfide, dissolved, [as S]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Sulfide, dissolved, [as S]	daily maximum	≤ .4 mg/L	all year	001
Arsenic, total recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Arsenic, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .15 mg/L	all year	001
Cobalt, total recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Cobalt, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .005 mg/L	all year	001
Selenium, total recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Selenium, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .004 mg/L	all year	001
Barium, total [as Ba]	daily maximum	≤ .5 mg/L (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Barium, total [as Ba]	daily maximum	≤ .5 mg/L (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Boron, total [as B]	daily maximum	≤ 2 mg/L (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Iron, total [as Fe]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Iron, total [as Fe]	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Manganese, total [as Mn]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Manganese, total [as Mn]	daily maximum	≤ 2 mg/L	all year	001
Nickel, total [as Ni]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Nickel, total [as Ni]	daily maximum	≤ .079 mg/L	all year	001
Zinc, total recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Zinc, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .13 mg/L	all year	001
Antimony, total [as Sb]	daily maximum	≤ 1 mg/L (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Antimony, total [as Sb]	daily maximum	≤ 1 mg/L (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Aluminum, total [as Al]	monthly average	≤ 2 mg/L	all year	001
Aluminum, total [as Al]	daily maximum	≤ 4 mg/L	all year	001
Cadmium, total recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Cadmium, total recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Cadmium, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .002 mg/L	all year	001
Cadmium, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .002 mg/L	all year	001
Lead, total recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Lead, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .006 mg/L	all year	001
Chromium, total recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Chromium, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .11 mg/L	all year	001
Copper, total recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Copper, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .014 mg/L	all year	001
Vanadium, total recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Vanadium, total recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .014 mg/L	all year	001
Titanium, total [as Ti]	daily maximum	≤ .65 mg/L (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Chloroform	daily maximum	≤ .3 mg/L (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Chloroform	daily maximum	≤ .3 mg/L (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Trichlorofluoromethane	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Trichlorofluoromethane	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Trichlorofluoromethane	daily maximum	≤ .01 mg/L	all year	001
Trichlorofluoromethane	daily maximum	≤ .01 mg/L	all year	001
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine	monthly average	≤ .005 mg/L	all year	001
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine	monthly average	≤ .005 mg/L	all year	001
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine	daily maximum	≤ .01 mg/L	all year	001
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine	daily maximum	≤ .01 mg/L	all year	001
Dichlorodifluoromethane	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Dichlorodifluoromethane	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Dichlorodifluoromethane	daily maximum	≤ .01 mg/L	all year	001
Dichlorodifluoromethane	daily maximum	≤ .01 mg/L	all year	001
Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3]	monthly average	≤ 1.5 mg/L	all year	001
Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3]	daily maximum	≤ 2.1 mg/L	all year	001
.alpha.-BHC	monthly average	≤ .01 ug/L	all year	001
.alpha.-BHC	monthly average	≤ .01 ug/L	all year	001
.alpha.-BHC	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
.alpha.-BHC	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
Heptachlor	monthly average	≤ .01 ug/L	all year	001
Heptachlor	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
Hexachlorobenzene	monthly average	≤ .2 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorobenzene	monthly average	≤ .2 ug/L	all year	001
Hexachlorobenzene	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
Hexachlorobenzene	daily maximum	report only (ug/L)	all year	001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	monthly average	report only (MGD)	all year	001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	report only (MGD)	all year	001
Chlorine, total residual	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Chlorine, total residual	daily maximum	≤ .1 mg/L	all year	001
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia	maximum	≤ .3 tox acute	all year	001
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia	maximum	≤ .3 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia	maximum	≤ 1 tox chronic	all year	001
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia	maximum	≤ 1 tox chronic (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]	maximum	≤ .3 tox acute	all year	001
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]	maximum	≤ .3 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]	maximum	≤ 1 tox chronic	all year	001
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]	maximum	≤ 1 tox chronic (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Solids, total dissolved	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Solids, total dissolved	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Bromide [as Br]	daily maximum	≤ 5 mg/L (alert, not enforceable)	all year	001
Mercury, total [as Hg]	monthly average	≤ 50 ng/L	all year	001
Mercury, total [as Hg]	daily maximum	report only (ng/L)	all year	001
Tri-n-butyl phosphate	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Tri-n-butyl phosphate	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Tri-n-butyl phosphate	daily maximum	≤ .1 mg/L	all year	001
Tri-n-butyl phosphate	daily maximum	≤ .1 mg/L	all year	001
Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .011 mg/L	all year	001
Chromium, hexavalent tot recoverable	daily maximum	≤ .011 mg/L	all year	001
2-Butanone	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
2-Butanone	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
2-Butanone	daily maximum	≤ .5 mg/L	all year	001
2-Butanone	daily maximum	≤ .5 mg/L	all year	001
Xylene [mix of m+o+p]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Xylene [mix of m+o+p]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Xylene [mix of m+o+p]	daily maximum	≤ .05 mg/L	all year	001
Xylene [mix of m+o+p]	daily maximum	≤ .05 mg/L	all year	001
Surfactants [linear alkylate sulfonate]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Surfactants [linear alkylate sulfonate]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Surfactants [linear alkylate sulfonate]	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	001
Surfactants [linear alkylate sulfonate]	daily maximum	≤ .04 mg/L	all year	001
Oxygen demand, ultimate	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
Oxygen demand, ultimate	daily maximum	≤ 22 mg/L	all year	007
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	minimum	≥ 3 mg/L	all year	007
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	daily maximum	≤ 10 mg/L	all year	007
pH	minimum	≥ 6.5 SU	all year	007
pH	maximum	≤ 8.5 SU	all year	007
Solids, total suspended	monthly average	≤ 30 mg/L	all year	007
Solids, total suspended	daily maximum	≤ 45 mg/L	all year	007
Solids, settleable	monthly average	report only (mL/L)	all year	007
Solids, settleable	daily maximum	≤ .3 mL/L	all year	007
Oil & Grease	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
Oil & Grease	daily maximum	≤ 15 mg/L	all year	007
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
Nitrogen, nitrite total [as N]	daily maximum	≤ .1 mg/L	all year	007
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
Iron, total [as Fe]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
Iron, total [as Fe]	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
Chloroform	daily maximum	≤ .2 mg/L	all year	007
Chloroform	daily maximum	≤ .2 mg/L	all year	007
Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3]	monthly average	≤ 1.49 mg/L	all year	007
Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3]	daily maximum	≤ 2.1 mg/L	all year	007
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	monthly average	report only (MGD)	all year	007
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	daily maximum	report only (MGD)	all year	007
Chlorine, total residual	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
Chlorine, total residual	daily maximum	≤ .1 mg/L	all year	007
Toxicity [acute], Ceriodaphnia dubia	maximum	≤ .3 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)	all year	007
Toxicity [chronic], Ceriodaphnia dubia	maximum	≤ 1 tox chronic (alert, not enforceable)	all year	007
Toxicity [acute], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]	maximum	≤ .3 tox acute (alert, not enforceable)	all year	007
Toxicity [chronic], Pimephales promelas [Fathead Minnow]	maximum	≤ 1 tox chronic (alert, not enforceable)	all year	007
Solids, total dissolved	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
Solids, total dissolved	daily maximum	report only (mg/L)	all year	007
Mercury, total [as Hg]	monthly average	report only (ng/L)	all year	007
Mercury, total [as Hg]	monthly average	report only (ng/L)	all year	007
Mercury, total [as Hg]	daily maximum	≤ 200 ng/L	all year	007
Mercury, total [as Hg]	daily maximum	≤ 50 ng/L	all year	007
Flow rate	monthly average	report only (gal/d)	all year	01B
Flow rate	daily maximum	report only (gal/d)	all year	01B
Mercury, total [as Hg]	monthly average	report only (ng/L)	all year	01B
Mercury, total [as Hg]	daily maximum	≤ 50 ng/L	all year	01B
Solids, total dissolved	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	116
Solids, total dissolved	daily maximum	≤ 500 mg/L	all year	116
Iron, total [as Fe]	monthly average	report only (mg/L)	all year	SUM
Iron, total [as Fe]	daily maximum	≤ 1 mg/L	all year	SUM

How strict are these limits?

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