Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAR051684
SHOOSMITH BROS INC, Chester, VA: NPDES VAR051684 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 8Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SHOOSMITH BROS INC, held by SHOOSMITH BROTHERS INC, holds NPDES permit VAR051684, which discharges to Swift Creek-Third Branch. 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 (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SHOOSMITH BROS INC |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | SHOOSMITH BROTHERS INC |
| NPDES ID | VAR051684 |
| 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 | Chester, VA 23831 |
| Receiving water | Swift Creek-Third Branch |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Third Branch-Swift Creek (HUC 020802070902) |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler VAD065417164; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005104100090 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download); cross-program IDs from EPA’s FRS facility-registry crosswalk.
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 11Pollutants on file
- 11Under a numeric limit
- 8With a violation of any kind
- 8With 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 | 22 | 14 | 14 | June 30, 2026 | 2,407% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 8 | 6 | 6 | June 30, 2026 | 731% over the limit |
| Phenol | 8 | 5 | 5 | June 30, 2026 | 567% over the limit |
| Benzoic acids, total | 8 | 5 | 5 | June 30, 2026 | 604% over the limit |
| p-Cresol | 8 | 4 | 4 | June 30, 2026 | 471% over the limit |
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 8 | 3 | 3 | June 30, 2026 | 32% over the limit |
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 8 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | 56% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 8 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | 232% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 0 | 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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
| June 21, 2021 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
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 September 15, 2026.