Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG401085
POPLAR HILL EXPRESS MARKET, Lexington, VA: NPDES VAG401085 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 6Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 2Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
POPLAR HILL EXPRESS MARKET, held by BELA Investment Inc, holds NPDES permit VAG401085, which discharges to Maury River-Mill Creek. EPA’s file records it issued August 2, 2021 and expiring July 31, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (October 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | POPLAR HILL EXPRESS MARKET |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BELA Investment Inc |
| NPDES ID | VAG401085 |
| 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 | Lexington, VA 24450 |
| Receiving water | Maury River-Mill Creek |
| Subwatershed | Mill Creek-Maury River (HUC 020802020303) |
| NAICS | 221320 – Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| SIC | 4952 – Sewerage Systems |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 6Pollutants on file
- 6Under a numeric limit
- 6With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 3 | 1 | August 31, 2024 | 16% over the limit |
| Chlorine, total residual | 1 | 3 | 1 | August 31, 2017 | 1,463% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2017 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VAG401085.
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 VAG401085.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.