Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0024406
BIG MEADOWS STP, Skyline Drive, VA: NPDES VA0024406 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BIG MEADOWS STP, held by Shenandoah National Park, holds NPDES permit VA0024406, which discharges to Hawksbill Creek-East Hawksbill Creek. EPA’s file records it issued October 29, 2020 and expiring November 30, 2025.
BIG MEADOWS STP, Skyline Drive, Virginia: Individual permit VA0024406, held by Shenandoah National Park; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 29, 2020, term to November 30, 2025, by VA DEQ; discharges to Hawksbill Creek-East Hawksbill Creek.
- Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2021, largest 369% over the limit.
- BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total [as Cu]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 27, 2026: Evaluation (S).
Other permits held by Shenandoah National Park
- LOFT MOUNTAIN STP, Skyline Drive: VA0024414, issued October 29, 2020
- SKYLAND STP, Skyline Drive: VA0024422, issued October 29, 2020
- MATHEWS ARM STP, Skyline Drive: VA0024431, issued October 29, 2020
- PARK HEADQUARTERS VEHICLE WASH, Luray: VAG750117, issued October 16, 2017
BIG MEADOWS STP among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the East Hawksbill Creek-Hawksbill Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700050906), VA0024406 among them. Its county holds 13, 1 of them major permits; VA0024406 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the East Hawksbill Creek-Hawksbill Creek subwatershed (HUC 020700050906)
- GRAY JAMES AND PAMELA RESIDENCE, Stanley: VAG408288, minor permit, discharging to Hawksbill Creek-East Hawksbill Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
- HAWKSBILL RECREATION PARK, Stanley: VA0087661, minor permit, discharging to Hawksbill Creek, permit term to March 31, 2023
- SKYLAND STP, Skyline Drive: VA0024422, minor permit, discharging to Hawksbill Creek-East Hawksbill Creek, permit term to November 30, 2025
- TOL RALPH DEAN WASTE STOCKPILE, Luray: VAR10S616, minor permit, discharging to Hawksbill Creek-Pass Run, permit term to June 30, 2024
Identity
| Facility as filed | BIG MEADOWS STP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Shenandoah National Park |
| NPDES ID | VA0024406 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Federal facility |
| Issued | October 29, 2020 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Skyline Drive, VA 22835 |
| Receiving water | Hawksbill Creek-East Hawksbill Creek |
| Subwatershed | East Hawksbill Creek-Hawksbill Creek (HUC 020700050906) |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 1With a violation of any kind
- 1With 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 | 6 | 6 | April 30, 2021 | 369% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hardness, total [as CaCO3] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total [as Cu] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| E. coli | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0024406.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 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 VA0024406.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.