Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0004049

TYSON FARMS INC - TEMPERANCEVILLE, Temperanceville, VA: NPDES VA0004049 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
18Pollutants under a numeric limit
10Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

TYSON FARMS INC - TEMPERANCEVILLE, held by Tyson Foods Incorporated, holds NPDES permit VA0004049, which discharges to Pocomoke River-Bullbegger Creek. EPA’s file records it issued December 22, 2015 and expiring December 31, 2020.

TYSON FARMS INC - TEMPERANCEVILLE, Temperanceville, Virginia: Individual permit VA0004049, held by Tyson Foods Incorporated; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 22, 2015, term to December 31, 2020, by VA DEQ; discharges to Pocomoke River-Bullbegger Creek.

Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 11 violations of any kind, 11 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2021, largest 1,246% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 9 violations of any kind, 8 effluent exceedances, latest August 31, 2021, largest 215% over the limit.
Oil & Grease: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 2026, largest 18% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 3 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2015, largest 85% over the limit.
E. coli: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2022, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Toxicity, final conc toxicity units: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2023, largest 205% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 37 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest September 30, 1999, largest 13% over the limit.
Nitrogen, Total As N: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2011, largest 130% over the limit.
Phosphorus, Total As P: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2011, largest 100% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2015, largest 45% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

February 27, 2026: Evaluation (S).
May 28, 2024: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

TYSON FARMS INC - TEMPERANCEVILLE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 7 discharge permits in the Bullbegger Creek-Pocomoke River subwatershed (HUC 020801110402), VA0004049 among them. Its county holds 19, 2 of them major permits; VA0004049 is a major permit.

Other permits in the Bullbegger Creek-Pocomoke River subwatershed (HUC 020801110402)

BOWSER AND SONS SALVAGE YARD, Temperanceville: VAR051726, minor permit, discharging to Pocomoke River-Bullbegger Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
CARDINAL VILLAGE, New Church: VA0065196, minor permit, discharging to Pocomoke River-Bullbegger Creek, permit term to June 30, 2025
CHANEY ENTERPRISES LP - OAK HALL, Oak Hall: VAG110265, minor permit, discharging to Pocomoke River-Bullbegger Creek, permit term to December 31, 2023
OAK HALL SHOPPING CENTER, Oak Hall: VA0090875, minor permit, discharging to Pocomoke River/Pitts Creek - FF, permit term to November 30, 2021
PARVEZ POULTRY FARM, Oak Hall: VAR10R124, minor permit, discharging to Pocomoke River-Bullbegger Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
TYSON FARMS INC - TEMPERANCEVILLE, Temperanceville: VAN050005, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2021

Identity

Facility as filed	TYSON FARMS INC - TEMPERANCEVILLE
Permittee as filed	Tyson Foods Incorporated
NPDES ID	VA0004049
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Major discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 22, 2015
Expiration date	December 31, 2020
Issuing agency	VA DEQ
Address	Temperanceville, VA 23442
Receiving water	Pocomoke River-Bullbegger Creek
Subwatershed	Bullbegger Creek-Pocomoke River (HUC 020801110402)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler VAD044983658; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005100100002

Effluent limits and exceedances

18Pollutants on file
18Under a numeric limit
10With a violation of any kind
10With 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
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	11	11	August 31, 2021	1,246% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	9	8	August 31, 2021	215% over the limit
Oil & Grease	4	4	3	January 31, 2026	18% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	3	4	3	March 31, 2015	85% over the limit
E. coli	1	2	2	June 30, 2022	99,999% over the limit
Toxicity, final conc toxicity units	1	2	2	December 31, 2023	205% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	37	1	September 30, 1999	13% over the limit
Nitrogen, Total As N	1	1	1	December 31, 2011	130% over the limit
Phosphorus, Total As P	1	1	1	December 31, 2011	100% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	1	1	1	March 31, 2015	45% over the limit
pH	2	0	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	2	0	0
Copper, total recoverable	2	0	0
Chlorine, total residual	2	0	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	0	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	1	0	0
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	1	0	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

1Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 28, 2024	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
February 27, 2026	Evaluation	S

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 VA0004049.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0004049, held by Tyson Foods Incorporated for TYSON FARMS INC - TEMPERANCEVILLE, and lists its status as administratively continued, with a major discharger class, 18 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 10 pollutants with an effluent exceedance. The permit's issue date is December 22, 2015, its expiration date is December 31, 2020, and it discharges to Pocomoke River-Bullbegger Creek within the Bullbegger Creek-Pocomoke River subwatershed (HUC 020801110402).