Water discharge permitting and permits

Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES)

The U.S. Clean Water Act established the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program to limit the release of pollutants into waterways like streams, rivers and bays. As part of the NPDES program, polluting facilities typically require water discharge permits.

Polluting facilities, referred to as point sources, are categorized according to discharge type and volume:

Major: Industrial discharges that require review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and sewage with a volume equal to or greater than 1.0 million gallons per day.

Minor: Small industrial and commercial discharges and sewage of less than 1.0 million gallons per day.

General: Small volumes of low potency pollutants.

The EPA maintains the authority to review permits and permit applications for major dischargers in all states.

Virginia is authorized by the EPA to issues its own water discharge permits, which the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ) does through its Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) program.

VPDES permits for surface coal mines are issued by the Virginia Department of Energy rather than the VA DEQ under the Code of Virginia.

Dominion Terminal Associates

NPDES Individual Permit

• NPDES ID: VA0057576

• Issued December 5, 2011, Re-issued September 13, 2021
• Expires December 31, 2026

Documents

Dominion Terminal Associates

Permit Applications

• VPDES Industrial Minor, Standards Limits Permit Application, May 24, 2001
• VPDES Permit Application, May 22, 2006
• VPDES Permit Application, April 29, 2011
• VPDES Permit Application, April 5, 2016

Air Permit Related Correspondence

Draft Permits