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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0090034

SPSA - REGIONAL LANDFILL, Suffolk, VA: NPDES VA0090034 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

SPSA - REGIONAL LANDFILL, held by Southeastern Public Service Authority of VA, holds NPDES permit VA0090034, which discharges to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake. EPA’s file records it issued October 1, 2020 and expiring September 30, 2025.

SPSA - REGIONAL LANDFILL, Suffolk, Virginia: Individual permit VA0090034, held by Southeastern Public Service Authority of VA; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued October 1, 2020, term to September 30, 2025, by VA DEQ; discharges to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake; Solid Waste Landfill.

  • Solids, total suspended: 8 limits, 7 violations of any kind, 7 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 187% over the limit.
  • Zinc, total recoverable: 4 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2026, largest 237% over the limit.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest March 31, 2021, largest 2% over the limit.
  • Phenol: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2020, largest 33% over the limit.
  • p-Cresol: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2020, largest 14% over the limit.
  • Benzoic acids, total: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2020, largest 41% over the limit.
  • pH: 12 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable: 6 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation volume: 5 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • .alpha.-Terpineol: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 3 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Oxygen demand, chem. [low level] [COD]: 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.
  • Carbon, tot organic [TOC]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Hardness, total [as CaCO3]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Magnesium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Barium, dissolved [as Ba]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total dissolved: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Other permits held by Southeastern Public Service Authority of VA

SPSA - REGIONAL LANDFILL among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 56 discharge permits in the Cedar Lake-Nansemond River subwatershed (HUC 020802080105), VA0090034 among them.

Other permits in the Cedar Lake-Nansemond River subwatershed (HUC 020802080105)

Identity

Facility as filedSPSA - REGIONAL LANDFILL
Permittee as filedSoutheastern Public Service Authority of VA
NPDES IDVA0090034
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 1, 2020
Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2025
Issuing agencyVA DEQ
AddressSuffolk, VA 23434
Receiving waterNansemond River-Cedar Lake
SubwatershedCedar Lake-Nansemond River (HUC 020802080105)
NAICS562212 – Solid Waste Landfill
SIC4953 – Refuse Systems
Other EPA IDs (FRS)RCRA handler VAD988228813; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005180000121

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
Solids, total suspended877March 31, 2026187% over the limit
Zinc, total recoverable444June 30, 2026237% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]411March 31, 20212% over the limit
Phenol411December 31, 202033% over the limit
p-Cresol411December 31, 202014% over the limit
Benzoic acids, total411December 31, 202041% over the limit
pH1200
Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable600
Precipitation volume500
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C400
.alpha.-Terpineol400
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant300
Temperature, water deg. centigrade100
Oxygen demand, chem. [low level] [COD]100
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N]100
Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N]100
Carbon, tot organic [TOC]100
Hardness, total [as CaCO3]100
Magnesium, total recoverable100
Barium, dissolved [as Ba]100
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]100
Solids, total dissolved100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0090034.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VA0090034.

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 VA0090034.

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What this page shows

This public-records page covers the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VA0090034 for SPSA - REGIONAL LANDFILL in Suffolk, VA, held by Southeastern Public Service Authority of VA and discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with 6 pollutants under a numeric limit and 6 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.