Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAR052351

GFL CHESTER MATERIAL WASTE FACILITY, Chester, VA: NPDES VAR052351 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
10Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

GFL CHESTER MATERIAL WASTE FACILITY, held by County Recycling, LLC, holds NPDES permit VAR052351, which discharges to Swift Creek-Third Branch. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024.

GFL CHESTER MATERIAL WASTE FACILITY, Chester, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAR052351, held by County Recycling, LLC; 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 Swift Creek-Third Branch.

Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Zinc, total recoverable: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Aluminum, total recoverable: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Cadmium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Lead, total recoverable: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Chromium, total recoverable: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Copper, total recoverable: 2 limits, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Nitrogen, total [as N]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Iron, total recoverable: 2 limits, 0 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

Virginia holds 1,282 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 14 were issued before VAR052351.

Coverages issued nearest VAR052351

July 1, 2019: FARMVILLE ASPHALT PLANT, Prospect, VAR052339, held by Adams Construction Co
July 1, 2019: NORFLEET QUALITY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Fredericksburg, VAR052341, held by Norfleet Quality Limited Liability Company
July 1, 2019: NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING OAKLAND INDUSTRIAL OIP, Newport News, VAR052347, held by Newport News Shipbuilding
July 1, 2019: NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBLDG OYSTER PT INDUSTRIAL PK OPIP, Newport News, VAR052348, held by Newport News Shipbuilding
July 1, 2019: QUALICHEM INC, Salem, VAR052350, held by Qualichem, Inc.
July 1, 2019: UNITED DISPOSAL INCORPORATED, Norfolk, VAR052352, held by UNITED DISPOSAL Inc.
July 1, 2019: LOUDOUN COUNTY TRANSIT FACILITY, Leesburg, VAR052354, held by Keolis Transit Services Limited Liability Company
July 1, 2019: TENASKA VIRGINIA GENERATING STATION, Scottsville, VAR052356, held by Tenaska Virginia Partners, L.P.
July 1, 2019: VICO SITE AND GRIND YARD FACILITY, Chesapeake, VAR052358, held by Vico Construction Corporation
July 1, 2019: JAMES E OWEN TRUCKING INC, Forest, VAR052359, held by James E Owen Trucking Inc.

GFL CHESTER MATERIAL WASTE FACILITY among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 47 discharge permits in the Third Branch-Swift Creek subwatershed (HUC 020802070902), VAR052351 among them.

Other permits in the Third Branch-Swift Creek subwatershed (HUC 020802070902)

ADDISON EVANS WATER PRODUCTION AND LAB FACILITY, Midlothian: VA0006254, minor permit, discharging to Swift Creek-Third Branch, permit term to April 30, 2026
ADDISON-EVANS WATER PRODUCTION & LABORATORY FACILI, Midlothian: VAR10U776, minor permit, discharging to Swift Creek-Third Branch, permit term to June 30, 2029
ATTAIN AT SWIFT CREEK APARTMENTS, Chester: VAR10W886, minor permit, discharging to Swift Creek-Third Branch, permit term to June 30, 2029
BAILEY BRIDGE CONNECTOR IMPROVEMENTS, Midlothian: VAR10V128, minor permit, discharging to Swift Creek-Third Branch, permit term to June 30, 2029
BAILEY BRIDGE STORAGE, Chesterfield: VAR10R288, minor permit, discharging to Swift Creek-Third Branch, permit term to June 30, 2024
BEACH STATION EVENT CENTER, Chesterfield: VAR10R246, minor permit, discharging to Licking Creek-Second Branch, permit term to June 30, 2024
BRANCH CROSSING SUBDIVISION SECTION 1, Chesterfield: VAR10W791, minor permit, discharging to Swift Creek-Third Branch, permit term to June 30, 2029
BRANSCOME - CHESTERFIELD, Midlothian: VAR050666, minor permit, discharging to Swift Creek-Third Branch, permit term to June 30, 2024
BRANSCOME ASPHALT PLANT, Midlothian: VAR10U606, minor permit, discharging to Swift Creek-Third Branch, permit term to June 30, 2029
CHESTER M.O.B /A.S.C., Chesterfield: VAR10V857, minor permit, discharging to Swift Creek-Third Branch, permit term to June 30, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	GFL CHESTER MATERIAL WASTE FACILITY
Permittee as filed	County Recycling, LLC
NPDES ID	VAR052351
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
Subwatershed	Third Branch-Swift Creek (HUC 020802070902)

Effluent limits and exceedances

10Pollutants on file
10Under a numeric limit
7With 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
Solids, total suspended	4	1
Zinc, total recoverable	2	1
Aluminum, total recoverable	2	1
Cadmium, total recoverable	2	1
Lead, total recoverable	2	1
Chromium, total recoverable	2	1
Copper, total recoverable	2	1
Nitrogen, total [as N]	2	0
Phosphorus, total [as P]	2	0
Iron, total recoverable	2	0

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAR052351.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAR052351.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VAR052351.

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 VAR052351.

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This public-records page covers Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES VAR052351 for GFL CHESTER MATERIAL WASTE FACILITY in Chester, VA, held by County Recycling, LLC, with a permit status of administratively continued and a minor discharger class. The listed figures are 10 pollutants under a numeric limit and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance, with the permit recorded as issued July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024.