Individual Permit: Alternative Compliance

When permittees believe they have installed measures to minimize pollutants but are unable to certify completion of corrective action, they may seek to place a Site into Alternative Compliance.

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Alternative Compliance

Requests to EPA

SMA

Site

Submittal Date/Letter

Document

PT-SMA-4.2

36-004(d)

April 19, 2022

NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 – Alternative Compliance Requests for Two Site Monitoring Area/Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels from Nonpoint Sources

W-SMA-7.8

16-031 (a)

April 19, 2022

NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 – Alternative Compliance Requests for Two Site Monitoring Area/Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels from Nonpoint Sources

A-SMA-4

33-010(d)

October 27, 2020

NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 - Alternative Compliance Requests for Six Site Monitoring Area/Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels from Nonpoint Sources

DP-SMA-0.6

21-021

DP-SMA-3

21-021

LA-SMA-5.361

32-002(b2)

S-SMA-5.2

20-003(c)

W-SMA-6

11-001(c)

3M-SMA-4

18-002(b)

April 22, 2019

NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 – Alternative Compliance Request for 7 Site Monitoring Area; Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels from Nonpoint Sources

18-003(c)

18-010(f)

ACID-SMA-2

01-002(b)-00

45-001

45-002

45-004

ACID-SMA-2.1

01-002(b)-00

45-004

LA-SMA-3.1

01-001(e)

01-003(a)

M-SMA-1.2

03-049(a)

PT-SMA-1

15-004(f)

15-008(a)

T-SMA-7

04-003(b)

2M-SMA-1.42

06-001(a)

February 26, 2016

NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 - Alternative Compliance Request for 17 Site Monitoring Area; Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels from Nonpoint Sources

CDB-SMA-0.15

04-003(a)
04-004

CDV-SMA-2.3

13-001
13-002
16-003(n)
16-003(o) 16-029(h)
16-031(h)

STRM-SMA-5.05

09-013

W-SMA-10

11-002
11-005(a)
11-005(b)
11-006(c)
11-006(d)
11-011(d)
11-003(b)

2M-SMA-1

03-010(a)

May 6, 2015 Submittal letter:
NPDES Permit No. NM0030759: Alternative Compliance Request for 52 Site Monitoring Area/Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels from Nonpoint Sources and Alternative Compliance Request for 19 Site Monitoring Area/Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels for Gross-Alpha Radioactivity

Alternative Compliance Request for 52 Site Monitoring Area/Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels from Nonpoint Sources

2M-SMA-1.43

22-015(a)
22-014(a)

2M-SMA-1.7

03-055(a)

2M-SMA-1.8

03-001(k)

2M-SMA-1.9

03-003(a)

2M-SMA-2

03-050(d)
03-054(b)

3M-SMA-0.5

15-009 (c)

A-SMA-6

33-004(k)
33-007(a)
33-010(a)

CDB-SMA-0.25

46-004(c2)
46-004(e2)

CDB-SMA-0.55

46-004(g)
46-006(f)
46-004(s)

CDV-SMA-8

15-011(c)

CHQ-SMA-2

33-004(d)
C-33-003

DP-SMA-0.4

21-021

LA-SMA-0.85

03-055(c)

LA-SMA-1

C-00-044

LA-SMA-1.25

C-43-001

LA-SMA-4.1

01-003(b)
01-006(b)

LA-SMA-5.35

C-41-004

M-SMA-1

03-050(a)
03-054(e)

M-SMA-1.22

03-045(h)

M-SMA-3

48-001
48-007(c)

M-SMA-4

48-001

M-SMA-6

35-016(h)

M-SMA-7

35-016(g)

STRM-SMA-1.05

08-009(f)

W-SMA-1

16-026(c2)
16-026(v)

W-SMA-5

16-026(e)
16-001(e)
16-003(f)
16-026(b)
16-026(c)
16-026(d)

W-SMA-8.7

13-001
13-002
16-004(a)
16-026(j2)
16-029(h)
16-035

 

 

W-SMA-9.7

11-011(a)
11-011(b)

 

 

 

 

3M-SMA-0.4

15-006(b)

May 6, 2015 Submittal letter:
NPDES Permit No. NM0030759: Alternative Compliance Request for 52 Site Monitoring Area/Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels from Nonpoint Sources and Alternative Compliance Request for 19 Site Monitoring Area/Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels for Gross-Alpha Radioactivity

Alternative Compliance Request for 19 Site Monitoring Area/Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels for Gross-Alpha Radioactivity

CDV-SMA-2

16-021(c)

CDV-SMA-2.51

16-010(i)

CHQ-SMA-4.1

33-016

CHQ-SMA-4.5

33-011(b)

DP-SMA-2.35

21-021
21-024(n)

LA-SMA-5.91

21-021

LA-SMA-6.395

21-021

LA-SMA-9

26-001
26-002(a)
26-002(b)
26-003

PJ-SMA-4.05 

09-004(g)

PJ-SMA-6      

40-010

S-SMA-3.95

20-002(a)

S-SMA-5.5

20-005

W-SMA-14.1 

15-004(h)
15-014(l)

M-SMA-7.9

50-006(d)

April 21, 2014 Submittal Letter (pdf) (see document for certification)

Request for Alternative Compliance for Site Monitoring Area M-SMA-7.9 (pdf)

S-SMA-0.25

03-013(a)
03-052(f)

April 30, 2013 Submittal Letter (pdf) (see document for certification)

Alternative Compliance Request for S-SMA-0.25 (pdf)

S-SMA-2

03-056(c)

April 30, 2013 Submittal Letter (pdf) (see document for certification)

Alternative Compliance Request for S-SMA-2 (pdf)

Responses from EPA

Response to Public Comments

SMA Site Submittal Date Document
A-SMA-4

33-010(d)

March 10, 2021

NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 – No Comments Received for Alternative Compliance Requests for Six Site Monitoring Area/Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels from Nonpoint Sources

DP-SMA-0.6

21-021

DP-SMA-3

21-021

LA-SMA-5.361

32-002(b2)

S-SMA-5.2

20-003(c)

W-SMA-6

11-001(c)

3M-SMA-4

18-002(b)

September 26, 2019

NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 - U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office Response to Written Public Comment on the Alternative Compliance Requests for Seven Site Monitoring Areas

18-003(c)

18-010(f)

ACID-SMA-2

01-002(b)-00

45-001

45-002

45-004

ACID-SMA-2.1

01-002(b)-00

45-004

LA-SMA-3.1

01-001(e)

01-003(a)

M-SMA-1.2

03-049(a)

PT-SMA-1

15-004(f)

15-008(a)

T-SMA-7

04-003(b)
2M-SMA-1.42 06-001(a) August 9, 2016 NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 Los Alamos National Laboratory's Response to Written Public Comment on the Alternative Compliance Request for 17 Site Monitoring Area; Site Combinations Exceeding Target Action Levels from Nonpoint Sources
CDB-SMA-0.15 04-003(a)
04-004
CDV-SMA-2.3 13-001
13-002
16-003(n)
16-003(o)
16-029(h)
16-031(h)
STRM-SMA-5.05 09-013
W-SMA-10 11-002
11-005(a)
11-005(b)
11-006(c)
11-006(d)
11-011(d)
11-003(b)
March 4, 2016 NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Response to Written Public Comment on Requests for Alternative Compliance (pdf)

Attachment 1: NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Response to Written Public Comment on Requests for Alternative Compliance

Attachment 2: NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Response to Written Public Comment on Requests for Alternative Compliance
M-SMA-7.9 50-006(d) September 26, 2016 NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 - Los Alamos National Laboratory's Response to Written Public Comment on the Addendum to the Alternative Compliance Request for 50-006(d) Monitored at M-SMA-7.9
April 14, 2016 NPDES Permit No. NM0030759 -Addendum to the Alternative Compliance Request for M-SMA-7.9
November 25, 2014 Los Alamos National Laboratory's Response to Written Public Comment on the Request for Alternative Compliance for Site Monitoring Area M-SMA-7.9 (pdf)
S-SMA-0.25 03-013(a)
03-052(f)		 October 1, 2013 Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Response to Written Public Comments Regarding Request for Alternative Compliance for S-SMA-2 and S-SMA-0.25 (pdf)

Enclosure: Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Response to Written Public Comments Regarding Request for Alternative Compliance for S-SMA-2 and S-SMA-0.25 (pdf)
S-SMA-2 03-056(c) October 1, 2013 Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Response to Written Public Comments Regarding Request for Alternative Compliance for S-SMA-2 and S-SMA-0.25 (pdf)

Enclosure: Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Response to Written Public Comments Regarding Request for Alternative Compliance for S-SMA-2 and S-SMA-0.25 (pdf)