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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0003867

OMEGA PROTEIN - REEDVILLE, Reedville, VA: NPDES VA0003867 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

OMEGA PROTEIN - REEDVILLE, held by Omega Protein - Reedville, holds NPDES permit VA0003867, which discharges to Chesapeake Bay/Great Wicomico River. EPA’s file records it issued October 11, 2016 and expiring October 31, 2021.

OMEGA PROTEIN - REEDVILLE, Reedville, Virginia: Individual permit VA0003867, held by Omega Protein - Reedville; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 11, 2016, term to October 31, 2021, by STATE; discharges to Chesapeake Bay/Great Wicomico River; Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing.

  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 2 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2021, largest 25% over the limit.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 2 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 1998, largest 2% over the limit.
  • pH: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2018.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, total [as Cu]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Silver total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, Total As P: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Toxicity, final conc toxicity units: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • July 28, 2017: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).

Other permits held by Omega Protein - Reedville

OMEGA PROTEIN - REEDVILLE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Cockrell Creek-Lower Chesapeake Bay subwatershed (HUC 020801020103), VA0003867 among them. Its county holds 12, 0 of them major permits; VA0003867 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Cockrell Creek-Lower Chesapeake Bay subwatershed (HUC 020801020103)

  • OMEGA PROTEIN - REEDVILLE, Reedville: VAN020037, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2021
  • OMEGA PROTEIN - REEDVILLE, Reedville: VAR051211, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Cockrell Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • PRIDE OF VA SEAFOOD PRODUCTS INC REEDVILLE, Reedville: VAG524005, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Cockrell Creek, permit term to June 30, 2026
  • REEDVILLE MENHADEN, Reedville: VAG524006, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Cockrell Creek, permit term to June 30, 2026
  • REEDVILLE WWTP, Reedville: VA0060712, minor permit, discharging to Chesapeake Bay/Great Wicomico River, permit term to July 31, 2021
  • REEDVILLE WWTP, Reedville: VAN020101, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2021

Identity

Facility as filedOMEGA PROTEIN - REEDVILLE
Permittee as filedOmega Protein - Reedville
NPDES IDVA0003867
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeIndividual permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedOctober 11, 2016
Expiration dateOctober 31, 2021
Issuing agencySTATE
AddressReedville, VA 22539
Receiving waterChesapeake Bay/Great Wicomico River
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedCockrell Creek-Lower Chesapeake Bay (HUC 020801020103)
NAICS311613 – Rendering and Meat Byproduct Processing
SIC2077 – Animal And Marine Fats And Oils
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler VAD065404873; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005113300011

Effluent limits and exceedances

An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.

Pollutant or measureLimitsViolations, any kindEffluent exceedancesLatest exceedanceLargest exceedance, as filed
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]297July 31, 202125% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C231June 30, 19982% over the limit
pH411June 30, 2018
Oil & Grease240
Solids, total suspended220
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]010
Temperature, water deg. centigrade400
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant400
Phosphorus, total [as P]200
Copper, total [as Cu]200
Silver total recoverable200
Phosphorus, Total As P100
Toxicity, final conc toxicity units100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
July 28, 2017Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0003867.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES VA0003867.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit VA0003867 held by Omega Protein - Reedville at Reedville, VA, which discharges to Chesapeake Bay/Great Wicomico River and is listed as administratively continued, with 12 pollutants under a numeric limit and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance. The permit was issued October 11, 2016 and expired October 31, 2021, and the facts reflect EPA's file as of October 14, 2026.