Non-Compliance TRI Reporter Clean Air Act Clean Water Act

US DOE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE

Quick Summary

•Released 167,984 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
•Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
•Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
•Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.

Address: BUILDING 766-H ROOM 2308
AIKEN, SC 29808
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County: AIKEN County
Industry: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
NAICS (North American Industry Classification): 211112
Inspections: 5 · last Jul 29, 2025
Total Penalties: $0 · last Jan 20, 2009
Registry ID: 110006909248

How This Compares

#32 of 540 TRI reporters in SC

#89 of 555 TRI reporters in Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) -68% overall

Year	Total Releases (lbs)	vs Prior Year
2015	231,062	—
2016	227,198	-2%
2017	167,984	-26%
2018	130,591	-22%
2019	17,052	-87%
2020	142,945	+738%
2021	150,235	+5%
2022	195,544	+30%
2023	92,562	-53%
2024	72,963	-21%

2024

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nitric acid	50,500	50,500	—	—	—
Naphthalene	17,035	17,035	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Ammonia	4,848	4,435	413	—	—
Mercury compounds	437	437	—	—	—
Nickel	119	118	1	—	138,806	♦ Carcinogen
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	19	19	—	—	336,014
Lead compounds	4	4	—	—	56,413
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	0	0	—	—	—

2023

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nitric acid	87,028	87,010	5	13	0
Ammonia	5,021	4,358	652	12	—
Mercury compounds	446	446	0	—	704
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	46	22	5	20	130,328
Nickel	10	10	—	—	54,366	♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds	9	4	4	1	47,701
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	1	—	—	1	15

2022

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nickel	—	—	—	—	49,995	♦ Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	96,859	—	96,859	—	30
Nitric acid	73,608	73,586	22	—	—
Naphthalene	20,905	20,905	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Ammonia	3,680	3,229	451	—	—
Mercury compounds	439	438	1	—	1
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	34	24	9	2	119,577
Lead compounds	16	11	6	—	39,281
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	2	2	—	—	589

2021

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Sodium nitrite	—	—	—	—	—
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	108,154	—	107,799	355	—
Nitric acid	37,013	36,909	60	44	62
Ammonia	4,302	3,645	657	—	—
Mercury compounds	396	396	—	—	—
Naphthalene	320	320	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	36	20	5	11	73,209
Lead compounds	14	9	5	—	42,866

2020

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Manganese compounds	—	—	—	—	—
Sodium nitrite	—	—	—	—	557
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	86,961	—	86,961	—	877
Nitric acid	37,207	36,990	217	—	50,819
Naphthalene	17,594	17,594	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Ammonia	739	—	739	—	—
Mercury compounds	395	395	—	—	2
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	33	23	9	1	56,386
Lead compounds	16	10	5	—	63,530

2019

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Naphthalene	17,035	17,035	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds	17	11	6	—	65,573

2018

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	87,796	1	87,795	—	—
Nitric acid	37,116	37,075	41	—	—
Ammonia	4,698	3,800	898	—	3
Naphthalene	494	494	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds	378	378	—	—	332
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	68	56	12	—	55,634
Sodium nitrite	25	—	25	—	—
Lead compounds	16	10	6	—	71,096

2017

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	125,292	1	125,291	—	59
Nitric acid	37,084	37,078	6	—	45
Ammonia	4,776	3,810	966	—	—
Mercury compounds	376	376	—	—	32
Naphthalene	264	264	—	—	57	♦ Carcinogen
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	77	68	8	1	65,628
Nickel compounds	61	46	15	—	27,917	♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds	28	12	16	—	215,211
Sodium nitrite	22	—	22	—	39
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	5	5	—	—	—

2016

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Sodium nitrite	—	—	—	—	50
Nitric acid	116,718	116,718	—	—	0
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	96,458	1	96,457	—	0
Ammonia	5,810	4,540	1,270	—	—
Lead compounds	5,779	19	15	5,745	63,444
Manganese	1,168	1,064	104	—	5,389
Mercury compounds	413	413	—	—	4
Naphthalene	306	306	—	—	1	♦ Carcinogen
Formic acid	270	270	—	—	—
Nickel compounds	131	116	15	—	37,471	♦ Carcinogen
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	89	88	—	1	88,615
Copper	52	11	41	—	42,340
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	4	4	—	—	1

2015

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nitric acid	116,673	116,673	—	—	—
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	98,926	1	98,925	—	38
Lead compounds	7,339	28	7	7,305	72,544
Ammonia	5,726	4,536	1,190	—	2
Manganese	781	686	95	—	3,340
Naphthalene	469	469	—	—	1	♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds	413	413	0	—	2
Formic acid	265	265	—	—	—
Ethylene glycol	222	217	—	5	27
Nickel compounds	117	117	—	—	22,876	♦ Carcinogen
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	106	89	0	17	63,451
Sodium nitrite	18	—	18	—	18
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	6	6	—	—	—

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical	Released	Recycled	Energy Recovery	Treated
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	—	336,014	—	—
Lead compounds	—	56,413	—	—
Nickel	—	138,806	—	—

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination	Chemical	Disposal	Recycling	Energy Rec.	Treatment
CMC RECYCLING AUGUSTA, GA	Nickel	—	138,806	—	—
CMC RECYCLING AUGUSTA, GA	Lead compounds	—	56,413	—	—
CMC RECYCLING AUGUSTA, GA	Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	—	336,014	—	—

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program	Type	Violation Date	Return to Compliance	Status
cwa	Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation	Mar 9, 2020	Dec 17, 2020	Resolved
caa	FRV	Jul 25, 2017	—	Open
caa	FRV	Mar 10, 2017	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Feb 15, 2003	Dec 17, 2003	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Feb 15, 2003	—	Open

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant	Violation	Reported	Limit	Exceedance	Period	Status
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.09 MGD	0.02	+263%	Aug 2024	Open
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.05 MGD	0.04	+43%	Aug 2024	Open
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.03 MGD	0.02	+17%	Feb 2024	Open
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.03 MGD	0.02	+42%	Jun 2023	Open
Copper, total [as Cu]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.04 mg/L	0.04	+3%	May 2021	Open
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.04 MGD	0.02	+50%	Feb 2021	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	15.00 mg/L	7.20	+108%	Mar 2020	Open
Copper, total [as Cu]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.05 mg/L	0.04	+7%	Nov 2019	Open
Copper, total [as Cu]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.04 mg/L	0.04	+3%	Mar 2019	Open
Coliform, fecal general	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	1,600.00 MPN/100mL	400.00	+300%	Oct 2017	Open
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.03 MGD	0.02	+21%	Sep 2017	Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

Notice of Violation

Clean Air Act · Case 3601134019 · Jul 25, 2017

Notice of Violation

Clean Air Act · Case 3600980534 · Mar 10, 2017