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Amherst County

Refuse Systems, Amherst, Virginia. NPDES permit VA0088684, in force until Dec 31, 2029. Last 12 months: no values over a limit. Source: EPA ECHO, Oct 22, 2026.

Reports due
About 10 days after each period: outfall 001 form Q1 quarterly (22 values), outfall 003 form Q1 quarterly (12 values), outfall 001 form A1 yearly
Last report on file
June 2026
Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
0 values over a limit, 0 required values missing, 2 of 6 reports late

Limits in force (35)

ParameterStatisticLimitMonthsOutfall
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly average≤ 37 mg/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmaximum≤ 140 mg/Lall year001
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year001
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year001
Solids, total suspendedmonthly average≤ 27 mg/Lall year001
Solids, total suspendeddaily maximum≤ 88 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly average≤ 3 mg/Lall year001
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximum≤ 3 mg/Lall year001
Iron, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year001
Iron, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year001
Zinc, total recoverablemonthly average≤ 110 ug/Lall year001
Zinc, total recoverabledaily maximum≤ 160 ug/Lall year001
Phenolsmonthly average≤ 15 ug/Lall year001
Phenolsdaily maximum≤ 26 ug/Lall year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year001
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly maximumreport only (MGD)all year001
.alpha.-Terpineolmonthly average≤ 16 ug/Lall year001
.alpha.-Terpineoldaily maximum≤ 33 ug/Lall year001
Toxicity, final conc toxicity unitsdaily maximum≤ 1.44 tox chronicall year001
p-Cresolmonthly average≤ 14 ug/Lall year001
p-Cresoldaily maximum≤ 25 ug/Lall year001
Benzoic acids, totalmonthly average≤ 71 ug/Lall year001
Benzoic acids, totaldaily maximum≤ 120 ug/Lall year001
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cmonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year003
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. Cdaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year003
pHinstantaneous minimum≥ 6 SUall year003
pHinstantaneous maximum≤ 9 SUall year003
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]monthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year003
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]daily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year003
Iron, total recoverablemonthly averagereport only (mg/L)all year003
Iron, total recoverabledaily maximumreport only (mg/L)all year003
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]monthly averagereport only (ug/L)all year003
Zinc, dissolved [as Zn]daily maximumreport only (ug/L)all year003
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly averagereport only (MGD)all year003
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plantmonthly maximumreport only (MGD)all year003

How strict are these limits?

Cited limits by parameter: Virginia's rules and the federal ones.

Same industry: the 7 Refuse Systems permits in Virginia.

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