Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES VAR052089
SUFFOLK RECYCLING, Suffolk, VA: NPDES VAR052089 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 10Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
SUFFOLK RECYCLING, held by Empire Services, holds NPDES permit VAR052089, which discharges to Nansemond River-Cedar Lake. EPA’s file records it issued July 1, 2019 and expiring June 30, 2024. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | SUFFOLK RECYCLING |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Empire Services |
| NPDES ID | VAR052089 |
| 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 |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | July 1, 2019 |
| Expiration date | June 30, 2024 |
| Issuing agency | VA DEQ |
| Address | Suffolk, VA 23434 |
| Receiving water | Nansemond River-Cedar Lake |
| Subwatershed | Cedar Lake-Nansemond River (HUC 020802080105) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 10Pollutants on file
- 10Under a numeric limit
- 7With 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 6 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cadmium, total recoverable | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chromium, total recoverable | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 3 | 0 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES VAR052089.
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
- 2Single-event violations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2022 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
| August 19, 2020 | Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment | ST6 |
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not yet 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 15, 2026.