Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAR052488
DISMAL RIVER TERMINAL, Oakwood, VA: NPDES VAR052488 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
DISMAL RIVER TERMINAL, held by Dismal River Terminal, LLC, holds NPDES permit VAR052488, which discharges to Lower Dismal 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 (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | DISMAL RIVER TERMINAL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Dismal River Terminal, LLC |
| NPDES ID | VAR052488 |
| 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 | Oakwood, VA 24631 |
| Receiving water | Lower Dismal Creek |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Dismal Creek (HUC 050702020104) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 4With 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 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| pH | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 4 | 4 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAR052488.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2022 | Effluent Violations - Unapproved Bypass | ST6 |
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 19, 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 VAR052488.
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.