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Virginia is authorized by the [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)|U.S. EPA]] to issues its own water discharge permits, which the [[Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ)]] does through its [https://www.deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/permits/water/surface-waters-vpdes Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES)] program. VPDES permits for surface coal mines are issued by the [https://www.energy.virginia.gov/ Virginia Department of Energy] rather than the [[Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ)|VA DEQ]] under the Code of Virginia.<ref>[https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency25/chapter31/section940/ Authority of the Department of Energy for coal surface mining operations], Code of Virginia, 9VAC25-31-940.</ref>  
Virginia is authorized by the [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)|U.S. EPA]] to issues its own water discharge permits, which the [[Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ)]] does through its [https://www.deq.virginia.gov/news-info/shortcuts/permits/water/surface-waters-vpdes Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES)] program. VPDES permits for surface coal mines are issued by the [https://www.energy.virginia.gov/ Virginia Department of Energy] rather than the [[Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VA DEQ)|VA DEQ]] under the Code of Virginia.<ref>[https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency25/chapter31/section940/ Authority of the Department of Energy for coal surface mining operations], Code of Virginia, 9VAC25-31-940.</ref>  


Dominion Terminal Associates is categorized as a "minor" industrial source under VPDES.
Dominion Terminal Associates and Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals are categorized as a "minor" industrial source under VPDES.
 
=== Dominion Terminal Associates ===
=== Dominion Terminal Associates ===
* VA0057576<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250619151634/https://enviro.epa.gov/envirofacts/multisystem/summary-report?registryId=110040845280 Multisystem Summary Report], U.S. EPA, June 16, 2025.</ref>
* VA0057576<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20250619151634/https://enviro.epa.gov/envirofacts/multisystem/summary-report?registryId=110040845280 Multisystem Summary Report], U.S. EPA, June 16, 2025.</ref>
* Issued December 5, 2011, Re-issued September 13, 2021
* Expires December 31, 2026


=== Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals ===
=== Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals ===
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== Documents ==
== Documents ==


=== Dominion Terminal Associates ===
=== Dominion Terminal Associates (VA0057576) ===


==== Permit Applications ====
==== Permit Applications ====
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* [[:File:DTA - SWPPP - Revised August 2021 30292728.pdf|Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plant, August 2021 (Revised)]]
* [[:File:DTA - SWPPP - Revised August 2021 30292728.pdf|Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plant, August 2021 (Revised)]]


=== Massey Terminal ===
=== Massey Terminal (VA0057142) ===


==== VPDES Permit Fact Sheets ====
==== VPDES Permit Fact Sheets ====
* [[:File:VA0057142 - Fact Sheet - 19860206 16638768.pdf|VPDES Permit Program Fact Sheet, 1986]]
* [[:File:VA0057142 - Fact Sheet - 19860206 16638768.pdf|VPDES Permit Program Fact Sheet, 1986]]


=== Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals ===
=== Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals (VA0057142) ===


==== Permit Applications ====
==== Permit Applications ====

Revision as of 20:07, 26 December 2025

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 (U.S. 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 U.S. 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.[1]

Dominion Terminal Associates and Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals are categorized as a "minor" industrial source under VPDES.

Dominion Terminal Associates

Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals

VA0057142

Norfolk Southern

Documents

Dominion Terminal Associates (VA0057576)

Permit Applications

VPDES Permit Fact Sheets

VPDES Related Correspondence and Other Records

Massey Terminal (VA0057142)

VPDES Permit Fact Sheets

Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals (VA0057142)

Permit Applications

VPDES Permit Fact Sheets

VPDES Related Correspondence and Other Records

Norfolk Southern

References

  1. ↑ Authority of the Department of Energy for coal surface mining operations, Code of Virginia, 9VAC25-31-940.
  2. ↑ Multisystem Summary Report, U.S. EPA, June 16, 2025.
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