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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG840116

BRANSCOME OPERATING LLC - HOFMEYER PIT, Charles City, VA: NPDES VAG840116 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

BRANSCOME OPERATING LLC - HOFMEYER PIT, held by Branscome Operating LLC, holds NPDES permit VAG840116, which discharges to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024.

BRANSCOME OPERATING LLC - HOFMEYER PIT, Charles City, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAG840116, held by Branscome Operating LLC; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued July 1, 2019, term to June 30, 2024, by VA DEQ; discharges to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek.

  • Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 6 violations of any kind, 6 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2026, largest 600% over the limit.
  • pH: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 1 effluent exceedance, latest December 31, 2023.
  • Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • May 7, 2026: Letter of Violation/ Warning Letter (State).

Other permits held by Branscome Operating LLC

BRANSCOME OPERATING LLC - HOFMEYER PIT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 14 discharge permits in the Morris Creek-Chickahominy River subwatershed (HUC 020802060605), VAG840116 among them. Its county holds 7, 0 of them major permits; VAG840116 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Morris Creek-Chickahominy River subwatershed (HUC 020802060605)

  • BRANSCOME OPERATING LLC - HOFMEYER PIT, Charles City: VAG110166, minor permit, discharging to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek, permit term to December 31, 2023
  • CHICKAHOMINY RIVERFRONT PARK RV STORAGE, Williamsburg: VAR10T117, minor permit, discharging to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • GAERTNER WILLIAM L AND JO C RESIDENCE, Williamsburg: VAG404152, minor permit, discharging to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
  • JAMES CITY COUNTY POLICE FIRING RANGE, Williamsburg: VAR10U989, minor permit, discharging to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • JSG CONTRACTORS OFFICE, Williamsburg: VAR10O099, minor permit, discharging to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • LIBERTY RIDGE- SECTION 4, Williamsburg: VAR10W800, minor permit, discharging to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • LOGAN RESIDENCE, Williamsburg: VAG403102, minor permit, discharging to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
  • MINERAL RESOURCE MANAGMENT AREA - MRMA, Williamsburg: VAG840164, minor permit, discharging to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • MT ZION RUSTIC WTP, Charles City: VA0085936, minor permit, discharging to Chickahominy River-Morris Creek, permit term to July 31, 2023
  • PARKE @ WESTPORT, Williamsburg: VAR10R059, minor permit, discharging to Powhatan Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filedBRANSCOME OPERATING LLC - HOFMEYER PIT
Permittee as filedBranscome Operating LLC
NPDES IDVAG840116
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
IssuedJuly 1, 2019
Expiration dateJune 30, 2024
Issuing agencyVA DEQ
AddressCharles City, VA 23030
Receiving waterChickahominy River-Morris Creek
SubwatershedMorris Creek-Chickahominy River (HUC 020802060605)
Other EPA IDs (FRS)ICIS-AIR source VA0000005103600016

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
Solids, total suspended466March 31, 2026600% over the limit
pH411December 31, 2023
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant400

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAG840116.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VAG840116.

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

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
May 7, 2026Letter of Violation/ Warning LetterState

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.

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The page covers NPDES permit VAG840116 for BRANSCOME OPERATING LLC - HOFMEYER PIT in Charles City, VA, which is administratively continued and classed as a minor discharger, with a receiving water of Chickahominy River-Morris Creek. The figures listed are 2 pollutants under a numeric limit and 2 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.