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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0079502

HOPEWELL POWER GENERATION LLC, Hopewell, VA: NPDES VA0079502 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

HOPEWELL POWER GENERATION LLC, held by Hopewell Power Generation LLC, holds NPDES permit VA0079502, which discharges to James River-Bailey Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 9, 2019 and expiring July 31, 2024.

HOPEWELL POWER GENERATION LLC, Hopewell, Virginia: Individual permit VA0079502, held by Hopewell Power Generation LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 9, 2019, term to July 31, 2024, by VA DEQ; discharges to James River-Bailey Creek.

  • pH: 6 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest October 31, 2020.
  • Solids, total suspended: 6 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest February 29, 2024, largest 97% over the limit.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest November 30, 2024, largest 2% over the limit.
  • Precipitation volume: 4 limits, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Copper, dissolved [as Cu]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, 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.
  • Oil & Grease: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chromium, total [as Cr]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total [as Zn]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, free available: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • May 27, 2026: Evaluation (S).
  • October 13, 2025: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
  • September 4, 2025: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
  • October 9, 2022: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
  • August 11, 2022: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
  • January 28, 2022: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
  • October 7, 2021: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
  • September 11, 2021: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).
  • July 17, 2021: Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass (ST6).

HOPEWELL POWER GENERATION LLC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 44 discharge permits in the Bailey Creek-James River subwatershed (HUC 020802060201), VA0079502 among them.

Other permits in the Bailey Creek-James River subwatershed (HUC 020802060201)

Identity

Facility as filedHOPEWELL POWER GENERATION LLC
Permittee as filedHopewell Power Generation LLC
NPDES IDVA0079502
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
IssuedJuly 9, 2019
Expiration dateJuly 31, 2024
Issuing agencyVA DEQ
AddressHopewell, VA 23860
Receiving waterJames River-Bailey Creek
Receiving water impaired303(D) Listed
SubwatershedBailey Creek-James River (HUC 020802060201)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler VAR000000711

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
pH611October 31, 2020
Solids, total suspended611February 29, 202497% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual411November 30, 20242% over the limit
Precipitation volume420
Copper, dissolved [as Cu]120
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]120
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]600
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant600
Nitrogen, total [as N]400
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]400
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]400
Phosphorus, total [as P]400
Oil & Grease200
Iron, total recoverable200
Chromium, total [as Cr]200
Zinc, total [as Zn]200
Chlorine, free available200
TU Static Renewal 7-Day Chronic Ceriodaphnia dubia200
Temperature, water deg. centigrade100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
October 13, 2025Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6
September 4, 2025Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6
October 9, 2022Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6
August 11, 2022Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6
January 28, 2022Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6
October 7, 2021Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6
September 11, 2021Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6
July 17, 2021Effluent Violations - Unapproved BypassST6

Inspections

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
May 27, 2026EvaluationS

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 VA0079502.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0079502, held by HOPEWELL POWER GENERATION LLC in Hopewell, VA, which discharges to James River-Bailey Creek. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a minor discharger class, three pollutants under a numeric limit, and three pollutants with an effluent exceedance.