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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0005975

NEWPORT NEWS CITY - HARWOODS MILL WATER TREATMENT, Yorktown, VA: NPDES VA0005975 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

NEWPORT NEWS CITY - HARWOODS MILL WATER TREATMENT, held by Newport News City - Harwoods Mill Water Treatment, holds NPDES permit VA0005975, which discharges to Harwoods Mill Reservoir. EPA’s file records it issued October 14, 2016 and expiring November 30, 2021.

NEWPORT NEWS CITY - HARWOODS MILL WATER TREATMENT, Yorktown, Virginia: Individual permit VA0005975, held by Newport News City - Harwoods Mill Water Treatment; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 14, 2016, term to November 30, 2021, by STATE; discharges to Harwoods Mill Reservoir; Water Supply and Irrigation Systems.

  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • pH: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 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.
  • Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

NEWPORT NEWS CITY - HARWOODS MILL WATER TREATMENT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 33 discharge permits in the Poquoson River-Lower Chesapeake Bay subwatershed (HUC 020801080101), VA0005975 among them. Its county holds 14, 2 of them major permits; VA0005975 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Poquoson River-Lower Chesapeake Bay subwatershed (HUC 020801080101)

  • 120 COX DR OFFICE/WAREHOUSE, Yorktown: VAR10U583, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Poquoson River, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • CALTHROP POINT STOCKPILE E&SC PLAN, Yorktown: VAR10S838, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Poquoson River, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • CAMELOT HEIGHTS, Poquoson: VAR10R106, minor permit, discharging to Northwest Branch Back River, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • CEDAR POINT, Poquoson: VAR10S897, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Poquoson River, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • CELESTIAL WAY, Yorktown: VAR10T635, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Poquoson River, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • CELESTIAL WAY STREAM RESTORATION, Yorktown: VAR10W809, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Poquoson River, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • CHICK-FIL-A GRAFTON, Yorktown: VAR10W265, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Poquoson River, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • DUTCH BROTHERS - YORKTOWN, Yorktown: VAR10X158, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Poquoson River, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • ENGLISH MOTORS LTD, Yorktown: VAR050304, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Poquoson River, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • GRAFTON SHOPPING CENTER CHIPOTLE, Yorktown: VAR10W579, minor permit, discharging to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Poquoson River, permit term to June 30, 2029

Identity

Facility as filedNEWPORT NEWS CITY - HARWOODS MILL WATER TREATMENT
Permittee as filedNewport News City - Harwoods Mill Water Treatment
NPDES IDVA0005975
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 14, 2016
Expiration dateNovember 30, 2021
Issuing agencySTATE
AddressYorktown, VA 23693
Receiving waterHarwoods Mill Reservoir
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedPoquoson River-Lower Chesapeake Bay (HUC 020801080101)
NAICS221310 – Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
SIC4941 – Water Supply
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler VAD988197976; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005119900021

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
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant340
pH420
Solids, total suspended320
Phosphorus, total [as P]200
Nitrogen, total [as N]100
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]100
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]100
Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable100

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VA0005975.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0005975.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0005975.

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 VA0005975.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0005975, held by Newport News City - Harwoods Mill Water Treatment, which discharges to Harwoods Mill Reservoir and is administratively continued past its November 30, 2021 expiration date. The page lists 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and it classes the facility as a Minor discharger.