Virginia Administrative Code › Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT › Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 115 - VIRGINIA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (VPDES) GENERAL PERMIT REGULATION FOR SEAFOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 9VAC25-115-50 - General permit

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any owner whose registration statement is accepted by the
				  board shall comply with the requirements of the general permit and be subject
				  to all requirements of
				  9VAC25-31-170 of the VPDES Permit
				  Regulation.
General Permit No.: VAG52
Effective Date: July 24, 2021
Expiration Date: June 30, 2026
GENERAL PERMIT FOR SEAFOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE VIRGINIA POLLUTANT
				  DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM AND THE VIRGINIA STATE WATER CONTROL LAW
In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, as
				  amended, and pursuant to the State Water Control Law and regulations adopted
				  pursuant to it, owners of seafood processing facilities, other than mechanized
				  clam processing facilities, are authorized to discharge to surface waters
				  within the boundaries of the Commonwealth of Virginia, except those
				  specifically named in board regulations that prohibit such discharges.
The authorized discharge shall be in accordance with the
				  information submitted with the registration statement, this cover page, Part
				  I-Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements, Special Conditions, Part
				  II-Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans and Part III-Conditions Applicable to
				  All VPDES Permits, as set forth in this general permit.
Part I
A.
				EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
1. SEAFOOD PROCESSING NOT LIMITED ELSEWHERE
				IN PART I. A.- SIC 2091, 2092, 5142 AND 5146 SOURCES EXCEPT MECHANIZED CLAM
				FACILITIES
During the period beginning with the permittee's coverage
				  under this general permit and lasting until the permit's expiration date, the
				  permittee is authorized to discharge wastewater from seafood processing not
				  otherwise classified from outfall(s) __________.
Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the
				  permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
								CHARACTERISTICS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
								kg/day
DISCHARGE LIMITATIONS
								kg/kkg
Sample Frequency
Sample Type
Monthly Avg
Daily Max
Monthly Avg
Daily Max
Daily Min
Flow (MGD)
NA
NL
NA
NA
NA
1/YEAR
Estimate
pH (S.U.)
NA
NA
NA
9.0
6.0
1/YEAR
Grab
TSS
NL
NL
NA
NA
NA
1/YEAR
Composite
Oil and Grease
NL
NL
NA
NA
NA
1/YEAR
Grab
Production
NA
NL
NA
NA
NA
1/YEAR
Measurement
NL = No limitation, monitoring required.
NA = Not applicable.
Grab = Individual grab sample is to be taken in the middle of
				  a composite sampling period.
Composite = Hourly grab samples taken over the duration of a
				  processing cycle (including cleanup) combined to form one representative
				  sample, not to exceed eight grab samples.
Production = See Special Condition No. 5 (Part I B 5).
Samples shall be collected by the end of the calendar year
				  and reported by the 10th of January of the following calendar year on the
				  facility's Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR). All calculations shall be
				  submitted with the DMR.