TITLE 9. ENVIRONMENT
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The State Water Control Board is claiming an exemption from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 a of the Code of Virginia, which excludes regulations that are necessary to conform to changes in Virginia statutory law or the appropriation act where no agency discretion is involved. The board will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 9VAC25-720. Water Quality Management Planning Regulation (amending 9VAC25-720-60, 9VAC25-720-120).
Statutory Authority: § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia; 33 USC § 1313(e) of the Clean Water Act.
Effective Date: October 27, 2021.
Agency Contact: Allan Brockenbrough, Department of Environmental Quality, 1111 East Main Street, Suite 1400, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, VA 23218, telephone (804) 698-4147, FAX (804) 698-4178, or email allan.brockenbrough@deq.virginia.gov.
Summary:
Chapters 363 and 364 of the 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, revise the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits to implement the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program. As part of that program, specific nutrient wasteload allocation reductions require the amendments, which (i) reduce nitrogen and phosphorus wasteload allocations for six Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) facilities in the James River basin according to staggered effective dates and the total nitrogen and phosphorous wasteload allocations for the James River basin accordingly; (ii) transfer the wasteload allocation for one HRSD facility in the James Basin to the Nutrient Offset Fund; (iii) transfer the nitrogen and phosphorus wasteload allocations for one former industry to HRSD to reflect a previous trade addressed in the legislation; and (iv) reduce the nitrogen wasteload allocation for one HRSD facility in the York River basin and adjust the total nitrogen wasteload allocation for the York River basin accordingly.
9VAC25-720-60. James River Basin.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Subsections A and B of 9VAC25-720-50 are not amended; therefore, that text is not set out.
C. Nitrogen and phosphorus wasteload allocations to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers.
The following table presents nitrogen and phosphorus wasteload allocations for the identified significant dischargers and the total nitrogen and total phosphorus wasteload allocations for the listed facilities.
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Virginia Waterbody ID
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Discharger Name
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VPDES Permit No.
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Total Nitrogen (TN) Wasteload Allocation (lbs/yr)
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Total Phosphorus (TP) Wasteload Allocation (lbs/yr)
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I37R
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Buena Vista STP
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VA0020991
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41,115
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3,426
|
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I09R
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Covington STP
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VA0025542
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54,820
|
4,568
|
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H02R
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Georgia Pacific
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VA0003026
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122,489
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49,658
|
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I37R
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Lees Carpets
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VA0004677
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30,456
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12,182
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I35R
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Lexington-Rockbridge WQCF
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VA0088161
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54,820
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4,568
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I09R
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Low Moor STP
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VA0027979
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9,137
|
761
|
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I09R
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Lower Jackson River STP
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VA0090671
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63,957
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5,330
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I04R
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MeadWestvaco
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VA0003646
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394,400
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159,892
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H12R
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Amherst STP
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VA0031321
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10,964
|
914
|
|
H05R
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BWX Technologies Inc.
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VA0003697
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187,000
|
1,523
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H05R
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Greif Inc.
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VA0006408
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73,246
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29,694
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H31R
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Lake Monticello STP
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VA0024945
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18,182
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1,515
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H05R
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Lynchburg STP1
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VA0024970
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536,019
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33,501
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H28R
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Moores Creek Regional STP
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VA0025518
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274,100
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22,842
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H38R
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Powhatan CC STP
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VA0020699
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8,588
|
716
|
|
J11R
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Crewe WWTP
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VA0020303
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9,137
|
761
|
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J01R
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Farmville WWTP
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VA0083135
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43,856
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3,655
|
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G02E
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The Sustainability Park, LLC
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VA0002780
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25,583
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1,919
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G01E
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E I du Pont - Spruance
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VA0004669
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201,080
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7,816
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G01E
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Falling Creek WWTP
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VA0024996
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153,801
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15,380
|
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G01E
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Henrico County WWTP
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VA0063690
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1,142,085
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114,209
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G03E
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Honeywell – Hopewell
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VA0005291
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1,090,798
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51,592
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G03R
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Hopewell WWTP
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VA0066630
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1,827,336
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76,139
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G15E
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HRSD – Boat Harbor STP
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VA0081256
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740,000
304,5933
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76,139
38,0743
30,4594
22,8445
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G11E
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HRSD – James River STP
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VA0081272
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1,250,000
243,6743
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60,911
30,4593
24,3674
18,2765
|
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G10E
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HRSD – Williamsburg STP
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VA0081302
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800,000
274,1333
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68,525
34,2673
27,4134
20,5605
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G02E
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Philip Morris – Park 500
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VA0026557
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139,724
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2,650
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G01E
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Proctors Creek WWTP
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VA0060194
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411,151
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41,115
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G01E
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Richmond WWTP1
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VA0063177
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1,096,402
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68,525
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G02E
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Dominion-Chesterfield2
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VA0004146
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272,036
|
210
|
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J15R
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South Central WW Authority
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VA0025437
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350,239
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35,024
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|
G07R
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Chickahominy WWTP
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VA0088480
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6,167
|
123
|
|
G05R
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Tyson Foods – Glen Allen
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VA0004031
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19,552
|
409
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G11E
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HRSD – Nansemond STP
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VA0081299
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750,000
365,5113
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91,367
45,6893
36,5514
27,4135
27,4135
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G15E
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HRSD – Army Base STP
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VA0081230
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610,000
219,3073
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54,820
27,4133
21,9314
16,4485
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G15E
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HRSD – VIP WWTP
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VA0081281
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750,000
487,3483
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121,822
60,9193
48,7354
36,5515
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G15E
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HRSD – JH Miles & Company
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VA0003263
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153,500
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21,500 17,437
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C07E
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HRSD – Ches.-Elizabeth STP
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VA0081264
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1,100,000
454,5966, 7
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108,674 41,4507
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G01E
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Tranlin/Vastly
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80,000
|
|
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TOTALS
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14,901,739
14,256,3356
11,250,9013
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1,354,375 1,283,088
1,046,3253
998,9604
951,5965
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Notes:
1Wasteload allocations for localities served by combined sewers are based on dry weather design flow capacity. During wet weather flow events the discharge shall achieve a TN concentration of 8.0 mg/l and a TP concentration of 1.0 mg/l.
2Wasteload allocations are "net" loads, based on the portion of the nutrient discharge introduced by the facility's process waste streams, and not originating in raw water intake.
3Effective January 1, 2026.
4Effective January 1, 2030.
5Effective January 1, 2032.
6Effective January 1, 2022.
7Effective January 1, 2026, the HRSD – Chesapeake-Elizabeth STP wasteload allocations for total nitrogen and total phosphorus are transferred to the Nutrient Offset Fund.
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9VAC25-720-120. York River Basin.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Subsections A and B of 9VAC25-720-50 are not amended; therefore, that text is not set out.
C. Nitrogen and phosphorus wasteload allocations to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal rivers. The following table presents nitrogen and phosphorus wasteload allocations for the identified significant dischargers and the total nitrogen and total phosphorus wasteload allocations for the listed facilities.
|
Virginia Waterbody ID
|
Discharger Name
|
VPDES Permit No.
|
Total Nitrogen (TN) Wasteload Allocation (lbs/yr)
|
Total Phosphorus (TP) Wasteload Allocation (lbs/yr)
|
|
F20R
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Caroline County STP
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VA0073504
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9,137
|
609
|
|
F01R
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Gordonsville STP
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VA0021105
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17,177
|
1,145
|
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F04R
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Ashland WWTP
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VA0024899
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36,547
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2,436
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F09R
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Doswell WWTP
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VA0029521
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18,273
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1,218
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F09R
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Bear Island Paper Company
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VA0029521
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47,328
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10,233
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F27E
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Plains Marketing L.P. - Yorktown
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VA0003018
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167,128
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17,689
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F27E
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HRSD - York River STP
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VA0081311
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275,927
228,4441
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18,395
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F14R
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Parham Landing WWTP
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VA0088331
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36,547
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2,436
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F14E
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RockTenn CP LLC - West Point
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VA0003115
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259,177
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56,038
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F12E
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Totopotomoy WWTP
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VA0089915
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182,734
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12,182
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F25E
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HRSD - West Point STP
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VA0075434
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10,964
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731
|
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TOTALS:
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1,060,939
1,013,4561
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123,112
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Notes:
1Effective January 1, 2026.
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VA.R. Doc. No. R22-6773; Filed August 28, 2021