Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0004162
GLOBAL CELLULOSE FIBERS - FRANKLIN MILL, Franklin, VA: NPDES VA0004162 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MajorDischarger class
- 25Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
GLOBAL CELLULOSE FIBERS - FRANKLIN MILL, held by International Paper - Franklin Mill, holds NPDES permit VA0004162, which discharges to Lower Blackwater River/Kingsale Swamp/Corrowaugh S. EPA’s file records it issued November 10, 2015 and expiring November 30, 2020. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | GLOBAL CELLULOSE FIBERS - FRANKLIN MILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | International Paper - Franklin Mill |
| NPDES ID | VA0004162 |
| 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 | November 10, 2015 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2020 |
| Issuing agency | STATE |
| Address | Franklin, VA 23851 |
| Receiving water | Lower Blackwater River/Kingsale Swamp/Corrowaugh S |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cypress Swamp-Blackwater River (HUC 030102020503) |
| NAICS | 322121 – Paper [Except Newsprint] Mills |
| SIC | 2621 – Paper Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler VAD003112265; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005109300006 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 25Pollutants on file
- 25Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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, total [as N] | 2 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chloroform | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adsorbable organic halides [AOX] | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Color [PT-CO units] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen demand, chem. [low level] [COD] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pentachlorophenol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,6-Trichlorocatechol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3,4,5-Trichlorocatechol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachloroguaiacol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tetrachlorocatechol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Trichlorosyringol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4,5,6-Trichloroguaiacol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2,3,4,6-Tetrachlorophenol | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VA0004162.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2024 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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 October 14, 2026.