Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAR051103

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, Richmond, VA: NPDES VAR051103 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
4Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
1Inspections on file
1Formal enforcement actions

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, held by SONOCO PRODUCTS CO, holds NPDES permit VAR051103, which discharges to James River-Almond Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024.

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, Richmond, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAR051103, held by SONOCO PRODUCTS CO; Industrial stormwater; 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 James River-Almond Creek; Paperboard Mills.

BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 15 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 4 limits, 12 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 14, 2026: State CWA Penalty AO (State), $8,458 state or local penalty.
June 9, 2026: Notice of Violation (State).
April 16, 2026: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).
April 16, 2026: Evaluation (S).
July 29, 2021: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

Virginia holds 1,282 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 14 were issued before VAR051103.

Coverages issued nearest VAR051103

July 1, 2019: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY - MANASSAS YARD, Manassas, VAR051094, held by Norfolk Southern Railway Company
July 1, 2019: WMATA - WEST FALLS CHURCH METRO RAIL YARD, Falls Church, VAR051096, held by Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
July 1, 2019: WMATA - FOUR MILE RUN BUS DIVISION, Arlington, VAR051097, held by Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
July 1, 2019: WMATA - ALEXANDRIA METRO RAIL YARD, Alexandria, VAR051098, held by Washington Metro Area Transit Authority
July 1, 2019: CHESTERFIELD AUTO PARTS, Richmond, VAR051102, held by Chesterfield Auto Parts Co
July 1, 2019: AEROJET ROCKETDYNE INCORPORATED, Rhoadesville, VAR051104, held by Aerojet Rocketdyne Incorporated
July 1, 2019: ARDENT MILLS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Culpeper, VAR051113, held by Ardent Mills Limited Liability Company
July 1, 2019: DOC JONES AUTO PARTS SALES, Hartfield, VAR051123, held by Clarence Jones
July 1, 2019: CHURCH AND DWIGHT COMPANY INCORPORATED, Colonial Heights, VAR051125, held by Church and Dwight Company Incorporated
July 1, 2019: SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION - RICHMOND FACILITY, Colonial Heights, VAR051128, held by Sun Chemical Corporation

SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 114 discharge permits in the Almond Creek-James River subwatershed (HUC 020802060101), VAR051103 among them.

Other permits in the Almond Creek-James River subwatershed (HUC 020802060101)

1600 RHOADMILLER STREET, Richmond: VAR10X043, minor permit, discharging to James River-Almond Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
1951 WALMSLEY BLVD EROSION CONTROL PLAN, Richmond: VAR10M923, minor permit, discharging to James River-Almond Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
2400 AFTON APARTMENTS, Richmond: VAR10U786, minor permit, discharging to James River-Almond Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
301 MAURY STREET, Richmond: VAR10W097, minor permit, discharging to James River-Almond Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
301 MAURY STREET, Richmond: VAR10W210, minor permit, discharging to James River-Almond Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
48FORTY SOLUTIONS LLC - SITE 201, Richmond: VAR052375, minor permit, discharging to James River-Almond Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024
5215, 5217, 5220 EUCLID AVENUE, Richmond: VAR10V514, minor permit, discharging to James River-Almond Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
7-ELEVEN AT 301 S AIRPORT DR., Henrico: VAR10W345, minor permit, discharging to James River-Almond Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
921 MYERS STREET HOTEL, Richmond: VAR10X072, minor permit, discharging to James River-Almond Creek, permit term to June 30, 2029
ALFA LAVAL INCORPORATED - HENRICO, Richmond: VAR051131, minor permit, discharging to James River-Almond Creek, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY
Permittee as filed	SONOCO PRODUCTS CO
NPDES ID	VAR051103
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
Program	Industrial stormwater
Issued	July 1, 2019
Expiration date	June 30, 2024
Issuing agency	VA DEQ
Address	Richmond, VA 23224
Receiving water	James River-Almond Creek
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Almond Creek-James River (HUC 020802060101)
NAICS	322130 – Paperboard Mills
SIC	2631 – Paperboard Mills
Other EPA IDs (FRS)	RCRA handler VAR000011791; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005176000004

Effluent limits and exceedances

4Pollutants on file
4Under a numeric limit
4With 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
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	15
Solids, total suspended	4	12
Nitrogen, total [as N]	4	12
Phosphorus, total [as P]	4	12

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAR051103.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

2Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
April 16, 2026	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6
July 29, 2021	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6

Inspections

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
April 16, 2026	Evaluation	S

Formal enforcement and penalties

1 formal actions, 1 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.

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency	Federal penalty	State or local penalty
October 14, 2026	State CWA Penalty AO	State		$8,458

Informal enforcement

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
June 9, 2026	Notice of Violation	State

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit VAR051103, held by SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY (filed as SONOCO PRODUCTS CO) in Richmond, VA, which discharges to James River-Almond Creek under an administratively continued industrial stormwater permit issued July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024. The page lists 0 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the status reflecting EPA's permit file as loaded on October 14, 2026.