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Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG840259

S AND B SHALE LLC, Chilhowie, VA: NPDES VAG840259 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

S AND B SHALE LLC, held by Seth and Brandi Heath, holds NPDES permit VAG840259, which discharges to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2029.

S AND B SHALE LLC, Chilhowie, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAG840259, held by Seth and Brandi Heath; Effective; issued July 1, 2024, term to June 30, 2029, by VA DEQ; discharges to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek.

  • pH: 4 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Solids, total suspended: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
  • Precipitation volume: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

S AND B SHALE LLC among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 21 discharge permits in the Walker Creek-Middle Fork Holston River subwatershed (HUC 060101020305), VAG840259 among them.

Other permits in the Walker Creek-Middle Fork Holston River subwatershed (HUC 060101020305)

  • AMERICAN WOOD FIBERS INC, Marion: VAR051866, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • BERRY IRON AND METAL, Chilhowie: VAR050132, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • BLUE RIDGE KNIVES STP, Marion: VAG400531, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek, permit term to August 1, 2016
  • BOXWOOD PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PATIO HOMES, Chilhowie: VAR10W403, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
  • BRK OF MARION LLC, Marion: VAR10J853, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
  • BUDGET INN MOTEL STP, Marion: VAG400078, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek, permit term to August 1, 2021
  • DIEZ FAMILY HOMESTEAD RESIDENCES STP, Marion: VAG409226, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
  • GROSS SCOTT RESIDENCE STP, Marion: VAG400548, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
  • GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH STP, Marion: VAG400576, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek, permit term to July 31, 2026
  • LARGE MINI-STORAGE, Marion: VAR10V914, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029

What the register holds for S AND B SHALE LLC: its NPDES ID, its permit type and status, its dates, its address in Chilhowie, Virginia, its receiving water, and 3 pollutants under a numeric limit. EPA’s effluent violation file and its single-event violation file hold no violation for NPDES VAG840259.

Identity

Facility as filedS AND B SHALE LLC
Permittee as filedSeth and Brandi Heath
NPDES IDVAG840259
Permit statusEffective
Permit typeCoverage under a general permit
Discharger classMinor discharger
Facility typeNot a publicly owned treatment works
IssuedJuly 1, 2024
Expiration dateJune 30, 2029
Issuing agencyVA DEQ
AddressChilhowie, VA 24319
Receiving waterMiddle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek
SubwatershedWalker Creek-Middle Fork Holston River (HUC 060101020305)

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
pH400
Solids, total suspended200
Precipitation volume200

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAG840259.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAG840259.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VAG840259.

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 VAG840259.

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

What this page shows

This public-records page covers NPDES permit VAG840259, held by S AND B SHALE LLC in Chilhowie, VA, which discharges to Middle Fork Holston River-Walker Creek and has an Effective status with a Minor Discharger class 3 designation. The page lists 3 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.