Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAG523000
CHERRYSTONE AQUA FARMS, Cape Charles, VA: NPDES VAG523000 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 4Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
CHERRYSTONE AQUA FARMS, held by Ballard Fish and Oyster Company LLC, holds NPDES permit VAG523000, which discharges to Lower Chesapeake Bay-Cherrystone Inlet. EPA’s file records it issued June 25, 2021 and expiring June 30, 2026. 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 | CHERRYSTONE AQUA FARMS |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Ballard Fish and Oyster Company LLC |
| NPDES ID | VAG523000 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | June 25, 2021 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Cape Charles, VA 23310 |
| Receiving water | Lower Chesapeake Bay-Cherrystone Inlet |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Cherrystone Inlet-Lower Chesapeake Bay (HUC 020801110902) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 4Pollutants on file
- 4Under a numeric limit
- 4With a violation of any kind
- 0With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Oil & Grease | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 3 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAG523000.
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 VAG523000.
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.