Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAR052542

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAY INC - WILROY ROAD SITE, Suffolk, VA: NPDES VAR052542 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
3Pollutants under a numeric limit
0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAY INC - WILROY ROAD SITE, held by Commonwealth Railway (CWRY), holds NPDES permit VAR052542, which discharges to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024.

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAY INC - WILROY ROAD SITE, Suffolk, Virginia: Coverage under a general permit VAR052542, held by Commonwealth Railway (CWRY); 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 Nansemond River-Cedar Lake.

Nitrogen, total [as N]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Phosphorus, total [as P]: 1 limit, 1 violation of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
Solids, total suspended: 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 VAR052542. Commonwealth Railway (CWRY) holds 2 permits in Virginia.

Other permits held by Commonwealth Railway (CWRY)

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAY, Suffolk: VAR052381, issued July 1, 2019

Coverages issued nearest VAR052542

July 1, 2019: RIVER PORT LLC, Newport News, VAR052536, held by Jorge Rivera
July 1, 2019: AMBROSE DISPOSAL SERVICES, Mathews, VAR052537, held by Ambrose Disposal Services, Inc.
July 1, 2019: VIRGINIA SCRAP CORPORATION, Haymarket, VAR052538, held by Virginia Scrap Corporation
July 1, 2019: TREMENDO PICK AND PAY SPOTSYLVANIA LLC, Spotsylvania, VAR052540, held by Tremendo Pick and Pay Spotsylvania LLC
July 1, 2019: LAGRANGE AUTO PARTS AND SALVAGE LLC, Tappahannock, VAR052541, held by Joseph Paul Douglas JR.
July 1, 2019: SUNOCO LLC, Virginia Beach, VAR052543, held by Sunoco LLC
July 1, 2019: POTOMAC METALS INC, Sterling, VAR052545, held by Potomac Metals Inc
July 1, 2019: FRENCHS/M AND M AUTO PARTS INC, New Market, VAR052546, held by M & M Auto Parts, Incorporated
July 1, 2019: WILLIAMS MULCH LLC, Orange, VAR052547, held by Williams Mulch Limited Liability Company
July 1, 2019: SKYLINE POST AND POLE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Louisa, VAR052548, held by Skyline Post and Pole Limited Liability Company

COMMONWEALTH RAILWAY INC - WILROY ROAD SITE among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 56 discharge permits in the Cedar Lake-Nansemond River subwatershed (HUC 020802080105), VAR052542 among them.

Other permits in the Cedar Lake-Nansemond River subwatershed (HUC 020802080105)

AFFORDABLE TOWING STORAGE YARD, Suffolk: VAR10S614, minor permit, discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake, permit term to June 30, 2024
BRANSCOME – SUFFOLK, Suffolk: VAR050372, minor permit, discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake, permit term to June 30, 2024
BRYANT MOTOR SPORTS USED AUTO PARTS, Suffolk: VAR052369, minor permit, discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake, permit term to June 30, 2024
BRYANT MOTORSPORTS USED AUTO PARTS EXPANSION LOT, Suffolk: VAR051940, minor permit, discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake, permit term to June 30, 2024
CAMERON CHEMICAL INCORPORATED, Suffolk: VAR051666, minor permit, discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake, permit term to June 30, 2024
CONSTANTS NORTH PARK, PH 1 & PH 2, Suffolk: VAR10V359, minor permit, discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake, permit term to June 30, 2029
GLENWOOD SUBDIVISION, Suffolk: VAR10W475, minor permit, discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake, permit term to June 30, 2029
GODWIN COMMERCE PARK, Suffolk: VAR10F113, minor permit, discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake, permit term to June 30, 2024
GODWIN MARKETPLACE, Suffolk: VAR10U048, minor permit, discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake, permit term to June 30, 2024
GODWIN PARK - QUADPLEX AND SINGLE FAMILY/DUPLEX PH, Suffolk: VAR10R695, minor permit, discharging to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake, permit term to June 30, 2024

Identity

Facility as filed	COMMONWEALTH RAILWAY INC - WILROY ROAD SITE
Permittee as filed	Commonwealth Railway (CWRY)
NPDES ID	VAR052542
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	Suffolk, VA 23434
Receiving water	Nansemond River-Cedar Lake
Receiving water impaired	303(D) Listed
Subwatershed	Cedar Lake-Nansemond River (HUC 020802080105)

Effluent limits and exceedances

3Pollutants on file
3Under a numeric limit
2With 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
Nitrogen, total [as N]	1	1
Phosphorus, total [as P]	1	1
Solids, total suspended	2	0

EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAR052542.

Inspections, violations and enforcement

0Single-event violations

EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VAR052542.

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES VAR052542.

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 VAR052542.

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This public-records page covers NPDES permit VAR052542 for COMMONWEALTH RAILWAY INC - WILROY ROAD SITE in Suffolk, VA, held by Commonwealth Railway (CWRY), with an industrial stormwater program and a status of administratively continued. The page lists 3 for the discharger class, 0 pollutants under a numeric limit, and 0 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.