Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG400541

THOMPSON NATE AND EMILY RESIDENCES STP, Wise, VA: NPDES VAG400541 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
6Pollutants under a numeric limit
1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

THOMPSON NATE AND EMILY RESIDENCES STP, held by Nate and Emily Thompson, holds NPDES permit VAG400541, which discharges to Birchfield Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 2, 2021 and expiring July 31, 2026.

THOMPSON NATE AND EMILY RESIDENCES STP, Wise, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAG400541, held by Nate and Emily Thompson; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 2, 2021, term to July 31, 2026, by Virginia; discharges to Birchfield Creek.

BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 1 limit, 3 violations of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest August 31, 2024, largest 30% over the limit.
pH: 2 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chlorine, total residual: 1 limit, 2 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

THOMPSON NATE AND EMILY RESIDENCES STP among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 43 discharge permits in the Birchfield Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702020505), VAG400541 among them.

Other permits in the Birchfield Creek subwatershed (HUC 050702020505)

ALLISON BRODY RESIDENCE STP, Wise: VAG409279, minor permit, discharging to Birchfield Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
BALTHIS MATTHEW RESIDENCE STP, Wise: VAG409278, minor permit, discharging to Birchfield Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
BANDY BRENDA RESIDENCE STP, Wise: VAG409336, minor permit, discharging to Birchfield Creek, permit term to July 31, 2031
BARNETTE JERRY AND COLLINS CRYSTAL RESIDENCE STP, Wise: VAG400617, minor permit, discharging to Birchfield Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
BEVINS WILLIAM RESIDENCE STP, Wise: VAG400472, minor permit, discharging to Birchfield Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
BLEVINS RICKY RESIDENCE STP, Wise: VAG409322, minor permit, discharging to Birchfield Creek, permit term to July 31, 2031
BROOKS JOSEPH AND NEVA RESIDENCE STP, Big Stone Gap: VAG400949, minor permit, discharging to Birchfield Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
CALDWELL BRIAN RESIDENCE STP, Wise: VAG400438, minor permit, discharging to Birchfield Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
COLLIER VIRGINIA RESIDENCES STP, Wise: VAG400471, minor permit, discharging to Birchfield Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
EPLING TALENA C RESIDENCE STP, Pound: VAG409167, minor permit, discharging to Birchfield Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026

Identity

Facility as filed	THOMPSON NATE AND EMILY RESIDENCES STP
Permittee as filed	Nate and Emily Thompson
NPDES ID	VAG400541
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	August 2, 2021
Expiration date	July 31, 2026
Issuing agency	Virginia
Address	Wise, VA 24293
Receiving water	Birchfield Creek
Subwatershed	Birchfield Creek (HUC 050702020505)

Effluent limits and exceedances

6Pollutants on file
6Under a numeric limit
6With a violation of any kind
1With 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
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	1	3	1	August 31, 2024	30% over the limit
pH	2	4	0
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	2	0
Solids, total suspended	1	2	0
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	1	2	0
Chlorine, total residual	1	2	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAG400541.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VAG400541.

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 VAG400541.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VAG400541 for THOMPSON NATE AND EMILY RESIDENCES STP in Wise, VA, held by Nate and Emily Thompson and discharging to Birchfield Creek, within subwatershed HUC 050702020505. The facts list the permit as administratively continued, with a minor discharger class, 6 pollutants on file, 6 of them under a numeric limit, and 1 pollutant with an effluent exceedance.