Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0077763

CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING - BEAR ISLAND, Ashland, VA: NPDES VA0077763 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
18Pollutants under a numeric limit
3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING - BEAR ISLAND, held by Cascades Holding US Inc., holds NPDES permit VA0077763, which discharges to Lower Little River. EPA’s file records it issued February 1, 2021 and expiring January 31, 2026.

CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING - BEAR ISLAND, Ashland, Virginia: Individual permit VA0077763, held by Cascades Holding US Inc.; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued February 1, 2021, term to January 31, 2026, by VA DEQ; discharges to Lower Little River; Paperboard Mills.

Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]: 8 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 12 effluent exceedances, latest April 30, 2026, largest 61% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 12 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest July 31, 2025, largest 173% over the limit.
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]: 12 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2025, largest 8% over the limit.
Precipitation volume: 8 limits, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total [as Fe]: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 10 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 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.
Phosphorus, Total As P: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

June 3, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
March 19, 2026: Evaluation (S).
March 9, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).
May 9, 2023: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
August 25, 2021: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).

CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING - BEAR ISLAND among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 12 discharge permits in the Lower Little River subwatershed (HUC 020801060702), VA0077763 among them. Its county holds 48, 3 of them major permits; VA0077763 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Lower Little River subwatershed (HUC 020801060702)

10291 OLD RIDGE ROAD (SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE), Ashland: VAR10W349, minor permit, discharging to Lower Little River, permit term to June 30, 2029
BLACKSTONE RESIDENCE, Beaverdam: VAG404258, minor permit, discharging to Lower Little River, permit term to July 31, 2026
CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING - BEAR ISLAND, Ashland: VAN030133, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2021
DOSWELL QUARRY, Doswell: VAG840088, minor permit, discharging to Lower Little River, permit term to June 30, 2024
ESSEX CONCRETE CORPORATION-DOSWELL PLANT, Doswell: VAG110163, minor permit, discharging to Lower Little River, permit term to December 31, 2023
HANOVER CO-DOSWELL STP, Doswell: VAL029521, minor permit, permit term to December 31, 2025
HANOVER COUNTY DOSWELL WWTP, Hanover: VA0029521, major permit, discharging to North Anna River-Long Creek, permit term to January 31, 2026
HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEAVERDAM ELEMENTARY, Beaverdam: VAR10U955, minor permit, discharging to Lower Little River, permit term to June 30, 2029
HANOVER FIRE STATION #4, Doswell: VAR10X149, minor permit, discharging to Lower Little River, permit term to June 30, 2029
LEFT TURN LANE, Doswell: VAR10T157, minor permit, discharging to Lower Little River, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING - BEAR ISLAND
Permittee as filed	Cascades Holding US Inc.
NPDES ID	VA0077763
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	February 1, 2021
Expiration date	January 31, 2026
Issuing agency	VA DEQ
Address	Ashland, VA 23005
Receiving water	Lower Little River
Subwatershed	Lower Little River (HUC 020801060702)
NAICS	322130 – Paperboard Mills
SIC	2631 – Paperboard Mills
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	ICIS-AIR source VA0000005108500042

Effluent limits and exceedances

19Pollutants on file
18Under a numeric limit
7With 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
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]	8	12	12	April 30, 2026	61% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	12	6	2	July 31, 2025	173% over the limit
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	12	2	2	December 31, 2025	8% over the limit
Precipitation volume	8	5	0
Iron, total [as Fe]	0	4	0
pH	10	2	0
Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable	1	1	0
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	0	0
Nitrogen, total [as N]	4	0	0
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]	4	0	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	0	0
Temperature, water deg. centigrade	2	0	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	0	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	0	0
Phosphorus, Total As P	1	0	0
NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Ceriodaphnia dubia	1	0	0
NOAEL Static 48Hr Acute Pimephales promelas	1	0	0
TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia	1	0	0
TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Pimphales promelas	1	0	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

2Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
May 9, 2023	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6
August 25, 2021	Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
March 19, 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
June 3, 2026	Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter	State
March 9, 2026	Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter	State

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act NPDES permit VA0077763 for CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING - BEAR ISLAND in Ashland, VA, held by Cascades Holding US Inc., which discharges to Lower Little River within watershed HUC 020801060702. The permit is administratively continued and is listed as a minor discharger, with 3 pollutants under a numeric limit and 3 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.