Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAN030133
CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING - BEAR ISLAND, Ashland, VA: NPDES VAN030133 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING - BEAR ISLAND, held by Cascades Containerboard Packaging - Bear Island, holds NPDES permit VAN030133. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2017 and expiring December 31, 2021. 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 | CASCADES CONTAINERBOARD PACKAGING - BEAR ISLAND |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Cascades Containerboard Packaging - Bear Island |
| NPDES ID | VAN030133 |
| 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 | January 1, 2017 |
| Expiration date | December 31, 2021 |
| Issuing agency | Virginia |
| Address | Ashland, VA 23005 |
| Subwatershed | Lower Little River (HUC 020801060702) |
| NAICS | 322130 – Paperboard Mills |
| SIC | 2631 – Paperboard Mills |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source VA0000005108500042 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download) and EPA’s NAICS/SIC and component files, the same download; cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 0With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Total As N | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, Total As P | 1 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAN030133.
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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAN030133.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 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
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES VAN030133.
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.