Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0026557

PHILIP MORRIS USA INCORPORATED - PARK 500, Chester, VA: NPDES VA0026557 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

PHILIP MORRIS USA INCORPORATED - PARK 500, held by Philip Morris USA Inc., holds NPDES permit VA0026557, which discharges to James River-Curles Creek. EPA’s file records it issued January 21, 2021 and expiring January 31, 2026.

PHILIP MORRIS USA INCORPORATED - PARK 500, Chester, Virginia: Individual permit VA0026557, held by Philip Morris USA Inc.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued January 21, 2021, term to January 31, 2026, by VA DEQ; discharges to James River-Curles Creek.

Chlorine, total residual: 3 limits, 45 violations of any kind, 34 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 1996, largest 26% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest April 30, 1996, largest 47% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2024.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 0 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 0 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
E. coli: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO] minimum: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 27, 2026: Evaluation (S).
April 2, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).

Other permits in Chester

11010 IRONBRIDGE BLVD OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL, Chester: VAR10R307, minor permit, discharging to James River-Proctors Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
500 COXENDALE ROAD TREE CLEARING, Chester: VAR10X644, minor permit, discharging to James River-Curles Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
A AND A PAVING OFFICE BUILDING OLD STAGE ROAD, Chester: VAR10M425, minor permit, discharging to James River-Curles Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
ACDC EXPANSION YARD, Chester: VAR10V298, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Ashton Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
ADVANSIX RESINS AND CHEMICALS LLC - CHESTERFIELD, Chester: VA0005312, major permit, discharging to James River/Turkey Island Creek/Fourmile Creek, permit term to March 31, 2018
AIRGAS MERCHANT GASES - CHESTER ASU PLANT, Chester: VAG250058, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Ashton Creek, permit term to March 1, 2023
AIRGAS MERCHANT GASES - CHESTER ASU PLANT, Chester: VAR051244, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Ashton Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
AMAZON SERVICES LLC - SVA4, Chester: VAR052682, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Ashton Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
AMCOR SPECIALTY CARTONS RICHMOND, Chester: VAR051538, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Ashton Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
ASHTON PARK DRIVE ROAD EXTENSION, Chester: VAR10Q860, minor permit, discharging to Appomattox River-Ashton Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	PHILIP MORRIS USA INCORPORATED - PARK 500
Permittee as filed	Philip Morris USA Inc.
NPDES ID	VA0026557
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	January 21, 2021
Expiration date	January 31, 2026
Issuing agency	VA DEQ
Address	Chester, VA 23836
Receiving water	James River-Curles Creek
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler VAD010067171; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005104100081

Effluent limits and exceedances

11Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
8With a violation of any kind
3With 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
Chlorine, total residual	3	45	34	September 30, 1996	26% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	1	1	April 30, 1996	47% over the limit
pH	2	1	1	June 30, 2024
Solids, total suspended	4	5	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	0	2	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	0	2	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	1	0
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	0	1	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	0	0
E. coli	1	0	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO] minimum	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0026557.

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
October 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

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
April 2, 2026	Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0026557 for PHILIP MORRIS USA INCORPORATED - PARK 500 in Chester, VA, held by Philip Morris USA Inc. and discharging to James River-Curles Creek. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a minor discharger class, 8 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, and it was issued January 21, 2021 and expired January 31, 2026.