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: Sewage with a design volume equal to or greater than 1.0 million gallons per day and industrial discharges requiring EPA review.

Minor: Commercial, small industrial and sewage of less than 1.0 million gallons per day

General: Typically small volumes of low potency pollutants.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains authority to review applications and permits for "major" dischargers, a distinction based on discharge quantity and content.

Virginia is authorized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 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

Air Permit Related Correspondence

Draft Permits