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Site IDSiteLocationCityCountyEFO Name
4883US Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)1 Bethel Valley RoadOak RidgeRoaneKnoxville

Permit Information

TN0002941
Individual
Reissuance
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
ORNL providing scientific support of USDOE mission- including neutron science, systems biology, energy materials science at the nanoscale, high-performance computing for national security. Permit modification to address 2019 permit appeal of antidegradation, certified operator, waste acceptance policy, plant operation manual, monitoring procedures, radioactive monitoring, and Appendix tables 1 and 2 in rationale.
M
P
PW, SW, NCCW, DW
30-JUN-2023
26-JUL-2023
01-JUN-2021
24-FEB-2023
01-MAR-2023
31-DEC-2023
15-DEC-2022
White Oak Creek, Northwest Tributary, First Creek, Fifth Creek, Melton Branch, Clinch River and other unnamed tributaries
process wastewaters & other wastewaters accepted for discharge via waste acceptance procedures defined in Part III.F of the permit, industrial wastewater, sanitary wastewater, non-process wastewater, and stormwater discharges from wastewater treatment facilities (the Sanitary Treatment Plant/X01 and the Process Waste Treatment Complex/X12), in addition to seventy (70) non-process wastewater outfalls, and one-hundred and thirty-two (132) stormwater outfalls that are located throughout ORNL
aerated lagoons, activated sludge, multimedia filtration, ozone disinfection, land application of sludge
9711
1.795
07-SEP-2023 01:49PM

Other DWR permits at this site

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Permit NoPermittee NameProject NamePermit TypeStatusRatingEFO Name__Issuance___Effective___Expiration__
TNR132878Oak Ridge National Laboratory-CGPInactiveN/AKnoxville-14-DEC-2007-
TNR139975Spallation-CGPInactiveN/AKnoxville---
TNR190584Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)Oak Ridge National Laboratory Construction of 161 & 13kV Trans LineCGPInactiveN/AKnoxville-23-JAN-200630-MAY-2010
TNR190525Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)Oak Ridge National Laboratory Substation ConstructionCGPInactiveN/AKnoxville-17-JUN-200530-MAY-2010
TNR133329The University of Tennessee-CGPActiveN/AKnoxville-15-OCT-200830-SEP-2026
SOP-23032U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)SOPNewN/AKnoxville04-APR-202401-MAY-202430-APR-2029
SOP-22033US Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryGlobal Evaluation, Analysis, Research and Security ProjectSOPNewN/AKnoxville31-JAN-202301-FEB-202331-JAN-2028
TNR131450United States Department of Energy / Oak Ridge National Laboratory-CGPInactiveN/AKnoxville-19-JUL-2005-
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Permit Documents

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File Type
Description
Document Date
LetterRCVD 08-DEC-82: letter re: TVA should sample for PCBs by Paul Traina08-DEC-1982
Old PermitREF 06-DEC-96: Old Permit by Larry Bunting w/ notes by Bob Alexander06-DEC-1996
LetterRCVD 16-JAN-97: letter re: appeal of mercury limits, arsenic limits, selenium limits, pH limits and compliance schedules by Robert James16-JAN-1997
MemoRCVD 24-JAN-97: memo re: permit appeal by David Buhaly24-JAN-1997
LetterRCVD 19-FEB-97: letter re: postpone hearing by Robert James19-FEB-1997
LetterRCVD 05-OCT-01: letter re: agreed order to resolve issues raised by appeal by Rachel Blumenfeld05-OCT-2001
MemoRCVD 01-NOV-01: memo re: Case 97-0023 by Carolyn Williams01-NOV-2001
LetterRCVD 20-DEC-04: letter re: planned off-site shipment and disposal of sewage sludge by Johnny Moore20-DEC-2004
LetterRCVD 31-MAR-05: letter re: response to NOV by George Malosh31-MAR-2005
LetterRCVD 15-JUN-05: letter re: chlorine control strategy by George Malosh15-JUN-2005
Forms submitted through MyTDEC Forms after 11/17/2020 will be available in FileNet.

Moratorium

no data found

Inspections

Inspection Date
Type
Result
23-JUN-2023Compliance Biomonitoring (CBI)In Compliance
15-JUN-2021Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)In Compliance
21-JUN-2019Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)In Compliance
25-MAY-2017Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)In Compliance
26-SEP-2013Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)In Compliance
22-SEP-2009Compliance Eval (non-sampling) (CEI)In Compliance

Wastewater Engineering Plans Review

Project no
Plans Status
Type
Reviewer
Date Received
Approved Date
Project Name
24.0229Review CompletePPDMJT3/20/20244/2/2024ORNL Electrical Substation 0901 Holding Tank
23.0510ApprovedCDMJB1/4/20241/5/2024ORNL 6000 East Parking Lots
23.0380ApprovedCDA. Bahour9/27/20239/28/2023ORNL - 6000 Area Support Facility
23.0337ApprovedCDMJB7/28/20237/31/2023ORNL -3501 Pump Station Replacement
22.0651ApprovedCDTNH10/14/202211/7/2022ORNL Sewage Treatment Plant Modernization
22.0409Review CompleteCDTNH6/20/2022-ORNL STP Modernization Phase 2
22.0163ApprovedPP-ERTNH3/18/20224/8/2022ORNL- Laboratory STP Modernization
21.0531ApprovedCDTNH7/6/20217/30/2021Mission Support Facility for Oak Ridge National Laboratory
21.0429ApprovedCDZachSeiden5/28/20216/30/2021ORNL -Craft Resources Support Facility
20.0328Review CompletePPDAWJ5/22/2020-ORNL - STP Modernization
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