Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VA0005860
MIDTOWN ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL, Norfolk, VA: NPDES VA0005860 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 5Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
MIDTOWN ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL, held by Elizabeth River Crossing OpCo LLC, holds NPDES permit VA0005860, which discharges to Elizabeth River. EPA’s file records it issued October 7, 2020 and expiring October 31, 2025. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | MIDTOWN ELIZABETH RIVER TUNNEL |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Elizabeth River Crossing OpCo LLC |
| NPDES ID | VA0005860 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | October 7, 2020 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Norfolk, VA 23507 |
| Receiving water | Elizabeth River |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Elizabeth River (HUC 020802080206) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 5Pollutants on file
- 5Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 3With 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 | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 4 | 7 | 7 | October 31, 2020 | 763% over the limit |
| pH | 4 | 2 | 2 | March 31, 2021 | |
| Petrol hydrocarbons, total recoverable | 4 | 2 | 2 | September 30, 2021 | 260% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, dissolved [as Zn] | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES VA0005860.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 14, 2026.