Routine Inspection Reports

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Why this Information Is Important: State environmental regulators conduct scheduled inspections of the terminals as part of their air and water permits. This information helps people see what the state regulators check for, how often inspections happen, and whether the terminals are following the rules. See where problems have been found, learn how enforcement works, and use the reports as evidence when pushing for better dust control measures, stronger air and water monitoring, and/or changes to future permits and policies.

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Overview

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ) routinely inspects the coal export terminals in Southeast Newport News and Lambert's Point as part of their minor New Source Review (NSR) air permits and water permits under the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES). These inspections are scheduled and different from inspections in response the residents' complaints, which are archived separately:

Inspection reports were collected through multiple requests to the VA DEQ under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

Air Inspection Documentation

Dominion Terminal Associates

CMS Inspection (Level 2) (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 10, 2001


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, December 13, 1990


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, April 20, 1992


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, February 3, 1994


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, February 16, 1995


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, September 14, 1995


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, November 29, 1995


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, December 12, 1995


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, June 19, 1996


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, June 6, 1998


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, July 22, 1999


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, October 8, 1999


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 20, 2002


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 31, 2004


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 28, 2006


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, June 19, 2008


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, September 17, 2010


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, October 17, 2013


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 14, 2018


PCE without Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), February 4, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 2003


PCE without Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, March 4, 2004


PCE without Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 20, 2004


PCE without Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, February 14, 2005


PCE without Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), July 28, 2008


PCE without Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, July 6, 2005


Request for Corrective Action (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, July 6, 1999


Request for Corrective Action (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 24, 2004


Request for Corrective Action (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, July 23, 2008


Source Inspection Report Form (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, May 18, 1993


Visible Emissions Evaluation Record (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, February 3, 1994


Visible Emissions Evaluation Record (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, September 14, 1995


Visible Emissions Evaluation Record (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, June 23, 1998

Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals

CMS Inspection (Level 2) (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 30, 2001


Enforcement Follow-Up Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, November 1, 2016


Communication Regarding the Warning Letter (April 12, 2019) in Response to a Resident's Complaint (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, April 15, 2019


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, December 19, 1990


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, November 18, 1991


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, December 5, 1991


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, April 15, 1992


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, November 24, 1992


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, July 19, 1994


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, June 14, 1995


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, September 14, 1995


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, December 12, 1995


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, January 19, 1996


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, June 20, 1996


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, July 14, 1998


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, July 22, 1999


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, April 11, 2000


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, October 7, 2003


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, March 31, 2005


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, May 28, 2010


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, November 4, 2013


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 27, 2018


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, October 3, 2024


PCE without Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, March 24, 2005


PCE without Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, February 12, 2004


Request for Corrective Action (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, October 14, 2016

Norfolk & Western Terminal

Source Inspection Report Form (Norfolk & Western Terminal), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, June 4 and 11 and July 9, 1991


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk & Western Terminal), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control May 16, 1991


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk & Western Terminal), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control July 2, 1992


Targeting Data Long Form Inspection of Norfolk & Western Railroad (Norfolk & Western Terminal), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control May 21, 1993


Notice of Violation Case Closure Memorandum (Norfolk & Western Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, June 5, 2008

Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal

Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, May 13, 1993


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Air Pollution Control, October 13, 1993


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, May 27, 1994


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, July 1, 1994


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, January 24, 1995


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, November 8, 1995


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 23, 1996


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, June 16, 1997


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, December 3, 1997


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, June 14 and 15, 1999


Full Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, September 17, 2006


Partial Compliance Evaluation with Site Visit Air Inspection Report (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, June 24, 1996


Source Inspection Report Form (Norfolk Southern Pier 6 Terminal), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, May 15 and 24, 2000

Water Inspection Documentation

Dominion Terminal Associates

Wastewater Facility Inspection Report, June 20, 2007 and VPDES Quarterly Site Compliance Evaluation Inspections (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, January 25, 2006–April 24–2007


Wastewater Facility Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, September 7, 2011


Wastewater Facility Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, June 9, 2016


Wastewater Facility Inspection Report (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, June 17, 2021


Dominion Terminal Associates Response Letter Regarding their 2021 Inspection with VA DEQ Reply (Dominion Terminal Associates), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, August 17, 2021

Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals

Wastewater Facility Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, May 7, 2012


Wastewater Facility Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, January 18, 2017


Wastewater Facility Inspection Report (Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, March 15, 2023

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You can make an official complaint to the VA DEQ Tidewater Office through myDEQ portal or by calling (757) 518-2000.

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