Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAR051404
BATTLE CREEK LANDFILL, Luray, VA: NPDES VAR051404 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 1Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 0Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
BATTLE CREEK LANDFILL, held by County of Page, holds NPDES permit VAR051404, which discharges to South Fork Shenandoah River-Hawksclaw Creek. 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 | BATTLE CREEK LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | County of Page |
| NPDES ID | VAR051404 |
| 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 | Luray, VA 22835 |
| Receiving water | South Fork Shenandoah River-Hawksclaw Creek |
| Subwatershed | Hawksclaw Creek-South Fork Shenandoah River (HUC 020700050904) |
| NAICS | 562212 – Solid Waste Landfill |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | ICIS-AIR source VA0000005113900031 |
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
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 11With 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 | 10 | 32 | 18 | June 30, 2026 | 1,493% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| pH | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| p-Cresol | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Benzoic acids, total | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 3 | 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
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAR051404.
Inspections
EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VAR051404.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| August 7, 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.