Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG250149
SHARP-TECH USA LLC, New Church, VA: NPDES VAG250149 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SHARP-TECH USA LLC, held by Sharp-Tech USA LLC, holds NPDES permit VAG250149, which discharges to Pitts Creek. EPA’s file records it issued March 2, 2018 and expiring March 1, 2023.
SHARP-TECH USA LLC, New Church, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAG250149, held by Sharp-Tech USA LLC; 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 Pitts Creek; All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing.
- Copper, total recoverable: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 144% over the limit.
- Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest June 30, 2020, largest 0% over the limit.
- pH: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- 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.
- October 7, 2026: Evaluation (S).
SHARP-TECH USA LLC among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 4 discharge permits in the Pitts Creek subwatershed (HUC 020801110401), VAG250149 among them. Its county holds 19, 2 of them major permits; VAG250149 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the Pitts Creek subwatershed (HUC 020801110401)
- CIRCUIT 13764 PINEY GROVE- NEW CHURCH, Accomac: VAR10W856, minor permit, discharging to Pitts Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
- COASTLINE CHEMICAL INCORPORATED, New Church: VAR051444, minor permit, discharging to Pitts Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
- HARTLAND ACRES POULTRY FACILITY, New Church: VAR10K375, minor permit, discharging to Pitts Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
Identity
| Facility as filed | SHARP-TECH USA LLC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Sharp-Tech USA LLC |
| NPDES ID | VAG250149 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | March 2, 2018 |
| Expiration date | March 1, 2023 |
| Issuing agency | Virginia |
| Address | New Church, VA 23415 |
| Receiving water | Pitts Creek |
| Subwatershed | Pitts Creek (HUC 020801110401) |
| NAICS | 325998 – All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
| SIC | 2869 – Industrial Organic Chemicals |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source VA0000005100100052 |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 2With a violation of any kind
- 2With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2026 | 144% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2020 | 0% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Temperature, water deg. centigrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Silver total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAG250149.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES VAG250149.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.