The Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office and its cleanup contractor will update stakeholders on storm water runoff issues Wednesday starting at 2 p.m. Mountain Time.
Specifically, DOE and contractor Newport News Nuclear-BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) will discuss the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s storm water individual permit. The permit is issued through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The individual permit allows discharge of storm water from Los Alamos National Laboratory sites where legacy waste operations occurred during the Manhattan Project and Cold War era. The presentation will include an overview of the 2025 Individual Permit monitoring season and an update on corrective actions.
There will also be public comment and question-and-answer session during the meeting carried via Microsoft teams. Registration information is available here.
N3B manages work performed under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Individual Permit, in addition to other legacy waste cleanup activities at Los Alamos under a 10-year, $2.1-billion DOE contract.