Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG840072
VICO CONSTRUCTION CORP - SOUTHERN PINES BORROW PIT, Chesapeake, VA: NPDES VAG840072 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 3Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
VICO CONSTRUCTION CORP - SOUTHERN PINES BORROW PIT, held by Vico Construction Corporation, holds NPDES permit VAG840072, which discharges to Western Branch Elizabeth River. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024. 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 | VICO CONSTRUCTION CORP - SOUTHERN PINES BORROW PIT |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Vico Construction Corporation |
| NPDES ID | VAG840072 |
| 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 | July 1, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Chesapeake, VA 23323 |
| Receiving water | Western Branch Elizabeth River |
| Subwatershed | Western Branch Elizabeth River (HUC 020802080205) |
| NAICS | 212321 – Construction Sand and Gravel Mining |
| SIC | 1442 – Construction Sand And Gravel |
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
- 3Pollutants on file
- 3Under a numeric limit
- 3With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 5 | 3 | June 30, 2025 | 667% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| pH | 2 | 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
- 4Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| September 8, 2023 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 31, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| July 9, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 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
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | Notice of Violation | State |
| April 8, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
| February 19, 2026 | Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter | State |
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.