Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0004031
TYSON FARMS INCORPORATED - GLEN ALLEN, Glen Allen, VA: NPDES VA0004031 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 18Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
TYSON FARMS INCORPORATED - GLEN ALLEN, held by Tyson Farms Incorporated - Glen Allen, holds NPDES permit VA0004031, which discharges to Upper Chickahominy River/Upham Brook/Lickinghole C. EPA’s file records it issued January 11, 2016 and expiring December 31, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | TYSON FARMS INCORPORATED - GLEN ALLEN |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Tyson Farms Incorporated - Glen Allen |
| NPDES ID | VA0004031 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 11, 2016 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Glen Allen, VA 23059 |
| Receiving water | Upper Chickahominy River/Upham Brook/Lickinghole C |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Grassy Swamp Creek-Chickahominy River (HUC 020802060401) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler VAD046253019 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 18Pollutants on file
- 18Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 3With an effluent exceedance
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 measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 6 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2020 | 50% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 1 | 1 | April 30, 2020 | 19% over the limit |
| TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia | 2 | 1 | 1 | December 31, 2022 | 9% over the limit |
| pH | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil and grease, hexane extr method | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, settleable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloride [as Cl] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2017 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0004031.
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 VA0004031.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.