Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAR052236
BFI OLD DOMINION LANDFILL, Henrico, VA: NPDES VAR052236 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 11Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 5Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
BFI OLD DOMINION LANDFILL, held by BFI Waste Systems of Virginia LLC, holds NPDES permit VAR052236, which discharges to James River-Almond 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 | BFI OLD DOMINION LANDFILL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | BFI Waste Systems of Virginia LLC |
| NPDES ID | VAR052236 |
| 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 | Henrico, VA 23231 |
| Receiving water | James River-Almond Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Almond Creek-James River (HUC 020802060101) |
| NAICS | 562212 – Solid Waste Landfill |
| SIC | 4953 – Refuse Systems |
| Other EPA IDs (FRS) | RCRA handler VAR000534024; ICIS-AIR source VA0000005108700209 |
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
- 5With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc, total [as Zn] | 14 | 49 | 41 | December 31, 2025 | 38,809% over the limit |
| Solids, total suspended | 17 | 33 | 5 | December 31, 2024 | 67,173% over the limit |
| Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N] | 14 | 12 | 4 | June 30, 2025 | 235% over the limit |
| pH | 27 | 18 | 3 | December 31, 2024 | |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 14 | 11 | 3 | June 30, 2026 | 124% over the limit |
| p-Cresol | 14 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Phenol | 14 | 8 | 0 | ||
| .alpha.-Terpineol | 14 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Benzoic acids, total | 14 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 1 | 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
- 1Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2019 | Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit | 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 October 14, 2026.