Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAR051549
INTERNATIONAL PAPER - RICHMOND RECYCLING CENTER, Richmond, VA: NPDES VAR051549 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
INTERNATIONAL PAPER - RICHMOND RECYCLING CENTER, held by International Paper Company, holds NPDES permit VAR051549, which discharges to James River-Almond Creek. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024.
INTERNATIONAL PAPER - RICHMOND RECYCLING CENTER, Richmond, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAR051549, held by International Paper Company; 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; Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.
- Solids, total suspended: 3 limits, 3 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Aluminum, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Cadmium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chromium, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- October 7, 2026: Evaluation (S).
Virginia holds 1,282 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 14 were issued before VAR051549. International Paper Company holds 5 permits in Virginia.
Other permits held by International Paper Company
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER - RICHMOND CONTAINER PLANT, Richmond: VAR051176, issued July 1, 2019
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER- PETERSBURG, Petersburg: VAR051218, issued July 1, 2019
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER - LYNCHBURG CONTAINER PLANT, Lynchburg: VAR051585, issued July 1, 2019
- GLOBAL CELLULOSE FIBERS - BUTLER FARM WET YARD, Franklin: VAR051903, issued July 1, 2019
Coverages issued nearest VAR051549
- July 1, 2019: AMCOR SPECIALTY CARTONS RICHMOND, Chester, VAR051538, held by Amcor Tobacco Packaging Americas Incorporated
- July 1, 2019: SMITH GAP REGIONAL LANDFILL, Salem, VAR051539, held by Roanoke Valley Resource Authority
- July 1, 2019: SIMS METAL MANAGEMENT - CHESAPEAKE, Chesapeake, VAR051540, held by SMM Southeast LLC
- July 1, 2019: KEECO LLC, Martinsville, VAR051544, held by Springs Global US, Inc.
- July 1, 2019: FIP MASTER FUNDING L LLC, Chesapeake, VAR051548, held by 700 Rosemont LLC
- July 1, 2019: ENNIS-FLINT INCORPORATED, Richmond, VAR051550, held by Ennis Paint Incorporated
- July 1, 2019: ROLLING FRITO-LAY SALES LP - LYNCHBURG BIN, Forest, VAR051551, held by Rolling Frito-Lay Sales, LP
- July 1, 2019: ROLLING FRITO LAY SALES LP - SOUTH POTOMAC DC, Lorton, VAR051565, held by Rolling Frito Lay Sales Limited Partnership
- July 1, 2019: CARRY ON TRAILER CORPORATION, Montross, VAR051569, held by Carry On Trailer Incorporated
- July 1, 2019: ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC, Daleville, VAR051570, held by Altec Industries Inc
INTERNATIONAL PAPER - RICHMOND RECYCLING CENTER among its neighbors
EPA’s permit file holds 114 discharge permits in the Almond Creek-James River subwatershed (HUC 020802060101), VAR051549 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 | INTERNATIONAL PAPER - RICHMOND RECYCLING CENTER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | International Paper Company |
| NPDES ID | VAR051549 |
| 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 23244 |
| Receiving water | James River-Almond Creek |
| Subwatershed | Almond Creek-James River (HUC 020802060101) |
| NAICS | 423930 – Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers |
| SIC | 5093 – Scrap And Waste Materials |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 9With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 1 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAR051549.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAR051549.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 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 VAR051549.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.