Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0004081

DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA-CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTER, Chesapeake, VA: NPDES VA0004081 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MajorDischarger class
18Pollutants under a numeric limit
4Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA-CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTER, held by Virginia Electric and Power Company, holds NPDES permit VA0004081, which discharges to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 20, 2012 and expiring March 19, 2017.

DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA-CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTER, Chesapeake, Virginia: Individual permit VA0004081, held by Virginia Electric and Power Company; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 20, 2012, term to March 19, 2017, by VA DEQ; discharges to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek.

Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest January 31, 1992, largest 500% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 13 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 2016, largest 12% over the limit.
pH: 20 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 1990.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 1991, largest 20% over the limit.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 116 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 113 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 11 limits, 87 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 6 limits, 33 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oil & Grease: 6 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable: 8 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 7 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Precipitation volume: 7 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total [as Cu]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Thermal Discharge: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Arsenic, dissolved [as As]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Enterococci: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by Virginia Electric and Power Company

DOMINION - POSSUM POINT POWER STATION, Dumfries: VA0002071, issued April 3, 2013
DOMINION - YORKTOWN POWER STATION, Yorktown: VA0004103, issued November 14, 2012
DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA – BREMO POWER STATION, Bremo Bluff: VA0004138, issued January 19, 2016
DOMINION - NORTH ANNA POWER STATION, Mineral: VA0052451, issued May 8, 2014
DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA-BATH COUNTY POWER STATION, Warm Springs: VA0053317, issued April 25, 2014
DOMINION - GORDONSVILLE POWER STATION, Gordonsville: VA0087033, issued August 1, 2019
DOMINION ENERGY - BEAR GARDEN GENERATING STATION, New Canton: VA0090891, issued November 17, 2009
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER CO - NORFOLK, Norfolk: VAG830655, issued March 1, 2023
DOMINION ENERGY - CHESTERFIELD POWER STATION, Chester: VAR051023, issued July 1, 2019
DOMINION ENERGY - VA CITY HYBRID ENERGY CENTER, St Paul: VAR052001, issued July 1, 2019

DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA-CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTER among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 130 discharge permits in the Deep Creek-Southern Branch Elizabeth River subwatershed (HUC 020802080203), VA0004081 among them.

Other permits in the Deep Creek-Southern Branch Elizabeth River subwatershed (HUC 020802080203)

AIS TRUCKING, Chesapeake: VAR10R907, minor permit, discharging to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
ALFA LAVAL CHESAPEAKE SERVICE CENTER, Chesapeake: VAR052513, minor permit, discharging to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
AMP PORTSMOUTH LLC, Portsmouth: VAR051967, minor permit, discharging to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
APG MID-ATLANTIC - CHESAPEAKE, Chesapeake: VAG110297, minor permit, discharging to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek, permit term to December 31, 2023
ATLANTIC METROCAST INC, Portsmouth: VAG110338, minor permit, discharging to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek, permit term to December 31, 2023
BAE SYSTEMS MARITIME SOLUTIONS NORFOLK INC, Norfolk: VA0004383, minor permit, discharging to Hampton Roads Proper (sub Of Elizabeth R), permit term to June 30, 2020
BALDWIN AUTO DISPOSAL, Chesapeake: VAR051676, minor permit, discharging to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
BATTLEFIELD CORPORATE CENTER HOTELS, Chesapeake: VAR10X494, minor permit, discharging to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
BEACH MARINE SERVICES INC, Portsmouth: VAR052168, minor permit, discharging to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
BUCKEYE TERMINALS LLC - CHESAPEAKE TERMINAL, Chesapeake: VA0053082, minor permit, discharging to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek, permit term to October 31, 2022

Identity

Facility as filed	DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA-CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTER
Permittee as filed	Virginia Electric and Power Company
NPDES ID	VA0004081
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	March 20, 2012
Expiration date	March 19, 2017
Issuing agency	VA DEQ
Address	Chesapeake, VA 23323
Receiving water	Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Deep Creek-Southern Branch Elizabeth River (HUC 020802080203)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler VAD086294493; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005155000026

Effluent limits and exceedances

19Pollutants on file
18Under a numeric limit
9With a violation of any kind
4With 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
Coliform, fecal general	0	5	2	January 31, 1992	500% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	13	3	1	April 30, 2016	12% over the limit
pH	20	1	1	November 30, 1990
Iron, total [as Fe]	2	1	1	April 30, 1991	20% over the limit
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	116	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	113	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	11	87	0
Chlorine, total residual	6	33	0
Oil & Grease	6	2	0
Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable	8	0	0
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]	7	0	0
Precipitation volume	7	0	0
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]	6	0	0
Copper, total [as Cu]	2	0	0
Nitrogen, ammonia, total [as NH3]	2	0	0
Thermal Discharge	1	0	0
Arsenic, dissolved [as As]	1	0	0
Lead, dissolved [as Pb]	1	0	0
Enterococci	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0004081.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0004081.

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 VA0004081.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit VA0004081 for Dominion Energy Virginia-Chesapeake Energy Center in Chesapeake, VA, held by Virginia Electric and Power Company and discharging to Southern Branch Elizabeth River-Deep Creek. The page lists the permit as administratively continued and a major discharger, with 18 as the discharger class, 4 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 4 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.