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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0005860

MIDTOWN ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL, Norfolk, VA: NPDES VA0005860 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

MIDTOWN ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL, held by Elizabeth River Crossing OpCo LLC, holds NPDES permit VA0005860, which discharges to Elizabeth River. EPA’s file records it issued October 7, 2020 and expiring October 31, 2025.

MIDTOWN ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL, Norfolk, Virginia: Individual permit VA0005860, held by Elizabeth River Crossing OpCo LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 7, 2020, term to October 31, 2025, by VA DEQ; discharges to Elizabeth River; Other Support Activities for Road Transportation.

  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest October 31, 2020, largest 763% over the limit.
  • pH: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2021.
  • Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2021, largest 260% over the limit.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by Elizabeth River Crossing OpCo LLC

MIDTOWN ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 42 discharge permits in the Elizabeth River subwatershed (HUC 020802080206), VA0005860 among them.

Other permits in the Elizabeth River subwatershed (HUC 020802080206)

Identity

Facility as filedMIDTOWN ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL
Permittee as filedElizabeth River Crossing OpCo LLC
NPDES IDVA0005860
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 7, 2020
Expiration dateOctober 31, 2025
Issuing agencyVA DEQ
AddressNorfolk, VA 23507
Receiving waterElizabeth River
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedElizabeth River (HUC 020802080206)
NAICS488490 – Other Support Activities for Road Transportation
SIC4785 – Inspection & Fixed Facilities

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
Solids, total suspended477October 31, 2020763% over the limit
pH422March 31, 2021
Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable422September 30, 2021260% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant400
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0005860.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0005860.

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 VA0005860.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0005860 for MIDTOWN ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL in Norfolk, VA, held by Elizabeth River Crossing OpCo LLC and discharging to the Elizabeth River, with the permit listed as administratively continued. The page lists 5 as the discharger class, 3 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.