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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG250025

LAIRD & COMPANY, North Garden, VA: NPDES VAG250025 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

LAIRD & COMPANY, held by Laird & Company, holds NPDES permit VAG250025, which discharges to South Fork Hardware River. EPA’s file records it issued March 2, 2018 and expiring March 1, 2023.

LAIRD & COMPANY, North Garden, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAG250025, held by Laird & Company; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued March 2, 2018, term to March 1, 2023, by Virginia; discharges to South Fork Hardware River; Apple Orchards.

  • pH: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2024.
  • Copper, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2018, largest 41% over the limit.
  • Temperature, water deg. centigrade: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Silver total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Zinc, total recoverable: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

LAIRD & COMPANY among its neighbors

Its county holds 20, 0 of them major permits; VAG250025 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the county

Identity

Facility as filedLAIRD & COMPANY
Permittee as filedLaird & Company
NPDES IDVAG250025
Permit statusAdministratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedMarch 2, 2018
Expiration dateMarch 1, 2023
Issuing agencyVirginia
AddressNorth Garden, VA 22959
Receiving waterSouth Fork Hardware River
NAICS111331 – Apple Orchards
SIC0175 – Deciduous Tree Fruits
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source VA0000005100300112

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
pH211December 31, 2024
Copper, total recoverable111June 30, 201841% over the limit
Temperature, water deg. centigrade100
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]100
Phosphorus, total [as P]100
Silver total recoverable100
Zinc, total recoverable100
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant100
Chlorine, total residual100

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAG250025.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VAG250025.

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 VAG250025.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit VAG250025, held by LAIRD & COMPANY in North Garden, VA, which discharges to South Fork Hardware River and is listed as administratively continued. The page lists a Minor Discharger class, 2 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.